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Pick a deadline and enter the trigger date. The result applies Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10 (counting, weekends and court holidays), service-method extensions where the law allows them, and the rule for that deadline, with each step and citation shown. Scope: Los Angeles County local rules are included below (marked with the court name), layered on these base rules. California superior court unlawful detainer proceedings (CCP 1159-1179a) and pre-filing landlord-tenant notices (CCP 1161, 1161b; Civ. Code 1946, 1946.1, 1946.2), writ of possession enforcement (CCP 715.010-715.020) and claims of right to possession (CCP 415.46, 1174.25, 1174.3), and limited civil appeals to the appellate division (CRC 8.822, 8.823). Local rent-control and just-cause ordinances, federal CARES Act 30-day notices, Section 8 and other subsidized-housing notice periods, and mobilehome (Civ. Code 798 et seq.) rules are not modeled.. Rules current as of 2026-10-23.

County:Los Angeles County local rules independently reviewed (effective July 1, 2026 (Chapters 2-5 footers read 'Effective July 1, 2026'))

DeadlineDate the 3-day notice was served on the tenant (CCP 1162 method)

Deadline

Thursday, November 12, 2026

Trigger (Date the 3-day notice was served on the tenant (CCP 1162 method)): Friday, November 6, 2026.
Count 3 court days (Saturdays, Sundays, and court holidays are not counted): Thursday, November 12, 2026.

Rules applied

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1161(2) (operative Feb. 1, 2025)

three days’ notice, excluding Saturdays and Sundays and other judicial holidays, in writing, requiring its payment, stating the amount that is due

Official source

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10

CCP 12: "The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day, and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, and then it is also excluded." CCP 12a(a): "If the last day for the performance of any act provided or required by law to be performed within a specified period of time is a holiday, then that period is hereby extended to and including the next day that is not a holiday. For purposes of this section, “holiday” means all day on Saturdays, all holidays specified in Section 135 and, to the extent provided in Section 12b, all days that by terms of Section 12b are required to be considered as holidays." CCP 12b: "If any city, county, state, or public office, other than a branch office, is closed for the whole of any day, insofar as the business of that office is concerned, that day shall be considered as a holiday for the purposes of computing time under Sections 12 and 12a." CCP 10: "Holidays within the meaning of this code are every Sunday and any other days that are specified or provided for as judicial holidays in Section 135."

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The 3 days exclude Saturdays, Sundays and judicial holidays, so they are counted as court days. The result is the last day the tenant may pay; the UD complaint may be filed no earlier than the next court day. Service methods are in CCP 1162 (personal; leave with person of suitable age at residence or business AND mail; or post on the property AND deliver to a resident if found AND mail). AMBIGUITY (service method): CCP 1162 does not say when substituted or post-and-mail service is complete, and CCP 1013 mail extensions are not stated to apply to CCP 1161 notices. Courts have addressed this in case law, which was not fetched or verified here. A conservative landlord practice is to begin counting after the mailing date (or add days for mailing) before filing; tenants should count from the earliest service step. The engine applies no service-method adjustment. Commercial tenants: CCP 1162(b) methods. Landlord may not charge a fee for serving the notice (1161(6)).
If the clerk's office is closed or inaccessible on the last day (weather, emergency or local closure orders), the deadline may be extended. Check local orders.

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Los Angeles County: other local timing requirements

Civil ex parte applications subject to mandatory e-filing must be e-filed by 10:00 a.m. the day before the ex parte hearing; written opposition by 8:30 a.m. on the hearing day; Central District paper filers by 11:00 a.m. at Stanley Mosk. L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 3.4(l)
Central District unlimited civil law and motion matters and ex parte applications are heard at 8:30 a.m.; writs and receivers departments 82, 85, 86 have set calendar days and times. L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 3.5
Judicial notice of a same-district court file: file must be received by the department at least two court days before the hearing. L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 3.8(a)
Court reporter request (where official reporters are not provided) should be filed 10 calendar days before the proceeding, or as soon as practicable. L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 2.21
Clerk's office filing hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each court day; e-filed documents received before midnight on a court day are deemed filed that day. L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 3.4
Civil judicial notice of a same-district file: notify clerk by separate document at least five days before hearing (the two-court-day receipt rule is already in the file). Kept as a requirement because CRC 3.20 may preempt it as motion procedure. L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 3.8(a)
Removed case: court sets a date not earlier than 90 days from removal for Notice of Status of Removed Case. L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 3.22
Uninsured motorist cases exempt from case management rules for 180 days after filing; plaintiff must designate on complaint or Notice of Uninsured Motorist Designation. L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 3.24(b)(5)
FSC set not more than ten days before trial; if trial does not start within 30 days of set date, a party may request modification of FSC orders and exchange lists. L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 3.25(f), (f)(1)
Judgment debtor exam taken off calendar for missing proof of service or applicant non-appearance: no rehearing earlier than 120 days absent good cause. L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 3.221(b)(2), (c)(2)
CEQA petitioner-prepared record must be certified no later than 60 calendar days after the tenth business day following filing (chained trigger; not modeled). L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 3.232(e)
Probate ex parte (non-appearance): file and serve by 10:00 a.m. court day before requested ruling date; opposition by 8:30 a.m. on ruling date; notice to all parties by 10:00 a.m. court day before. L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 4.12(c), (d)
Temporary conservatorship/guardianship petitions set for hearing within ten days after filing absent exigent circumstances (earlier requires ex parte). L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 4.12(h)
Probate matters not ready for hearing: usually continued at least four weeks on first continuance. L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 4.14(b)
Non-relative guardianship: mail notice of hearing and petition at least 15 days before hearing to LA DCFS (Monterey Park) and CDSS (Sacramento). Overlaps Prob. Code 1542; kept as requirement for the LA-specific addressees. L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 4.80(c)
Riese (medication capacity) judicial review hearing within two court days after petition filed by fax with phone notice. L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 4.132(f)
Family law ex parte (non-DV): file before 10:00 a.m. on the day for which notice was given; opposition before 10:00 a.m. that day. DVPA TROs filed before 3:00 p.m. on a court day are ruled on the same day. L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 5.3(b)
Family Centered Case Resolution: status conferences no less often than every six months. L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 5.12(g)(3)
Adoption ex parte: e-file by 10:00 a.m. court day before; opposition by 8:30 a.m. hearing day. L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 6.1(e)
WIC 827 juvenile case file petitions: LA rule requires service at least five calendar days before filing and objections received 15 days (personal/fax) or 20 days (mail) after service. Not modeled because statewide CRC 5.552 / JV-570 timing (inventory juvenile_file_access_petition_service_10_days) controls; lawyer should reconcile. L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 7.2(b)(3)-(4)
Juvenile emergency hearing application: telephonic notice to all counsel not less than 24 hours before hearing. L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 7.16(c)
Juvenile demurrer hearing set no later than ten calendar days after notice of demurrer. L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 7.16(d)
WIC 385 non-emergency applications: hearing not less than five days after filing; notice to all counsel not less than 72 hours before hearing. Child taken into protective custody: file within 48 hours, heard next court day. L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 7.28(b)(1)-(2)
Juvenile dependency e-filing: detained-minor petitions by 4:30 p.m. court day before hearing; ex parte by 10:00 a.m. court day before, opposition by 8:30 a.m. L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 7.34(d)-(e)
Arraignment on information should not be continued longer than 14 days. L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 8.5(b)
Preliminary hearing transcripts filed by close of business on the tenth day after holding order (by 10:00 a.m. next court day if weekend/holiday); probation reports due by noon the court day before hearing. L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 8.4(a); 8.14
Felony plea, probation and sentencing transcripts filed no later than 55 days after hearing or before sentencing, whichever first (court reporter duty). Standing Order 2025-SJ-002-00 (Mar. 7, 2025)
Appellate division: supersedeas temporary stay ex parte e-filed at or before 8:30 a.m.; parties receive at least 20 days notice of oral argument. L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 9.4(b)(3)(E)(ii); 9.8(a)(1)
UD: ex parte e-filed by 10:00 a.m. day before (Stanley Mosk exempt filers by 11:00 a.m. day of 1:30 p.m. hearing; other courthouses 8:30 a.m./11:00 a.m.); notice by 10:00 a.m. court day before. Plaintiff files LASC CIV 312 (defendant cell numbers) with complaint and serves the standing order and pilot notices (CIV 313 Mosk, CIV 317 Compton) with summons. Sixth Amended Standing Order 2026-SJ-002-00, paras. 1, 6, 10-11; Standing Orders 2026-SJ-004-00, 2026-SJ-005-00
PI Hub: trial set about 18 months from filing, FSC at 10:00 a.m. about eight court days before trial, OSC re dismissal about 24 months; no CMCs; peremptory challenge to assigned trial court within 20 minutes of assignment. Eighth Amended Standing Order for Procedures in the Personal Injury Hub Courts (eff. Oct. 10, 2022), paras. 3, 7, 8, 14
PI Pathway pilot (East and Northwest Districts): CMC/OSC set 120 calendar days after filing; FSC about 10 court days before trial; trial about 14 months after filing; proof of service of summons, order and notice within 60 days (CRC 3.110) or $250 sanctions. First Amended General Order 2025-GEN-019-00 (PI Pathway, motor vehicle cases), paras. 1.2, 2.1
Small claims digital evidence purged 60 days after hearing concluded and ruling made. Standing Order 2026-SJ-003-00
Pending proposed revisions (comments closed Oct. 30, 2026; likely effective Jan. 1, 2027): new LR 3.12 tentative rulings posted by 11:59 p.m. day before hearing; LR 4.14 to codify email continuance requests at least two court days before probate hearing; LR 3.221, 3.233 and Chapter 9 amendments. Not in force; recheck after Jan. 1, 2027. Proposed Revisions to Local Rules (Sept. 15, 2026)
CEQA/writ of mandate: serve alternative writ application at least 5 days before alternative writ hearing L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 3.231(c)(1) (applied to CEQA by rule 3.232(a))
CEQA: court sets hearing (trial) date not later than 160 days after request for hearing, to the extent feasible L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 3.232(h)
CEQA: certified administrative record (and any ordered joint appendix) lodged when petitioner's reply brief is filed. L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 3.232(g)
CEQA: petitioner lodges trial notebook with the reply brief. L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 3.232(l)
Eminent domain: trial date generally set not less than one year from filing of the complaint (court scheduling guideline, not a party deadline); eminent domain has trial precedence under CCP 1260.010. L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 3.240(c)
Eminent domain: case management order sets the expert list and appraisal exchange, a seven-month status conference, mandatory settlement conference, trial readiness conference and trial (all court-set). L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 3.240(d)
Eminent domain: mandatory settlement conference scheduled a sufficient time after the appraisal exchange to allow expert depositions; counsel and persons with settlement authority attend in person unless prior arrangements made. L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 3.245
Eminent domain: parties may agree that CCP 1250.410 is satisfied by exchanging and filing final offers and demands at the conclusion of the mandatory settlement conference (alternative to the statutory 20-day deadline already in CA-SPECIAL). L.A. Super. Ct. Local Rules, rule 3.246
Complex/mass tort: Complex Litigation Program (Spring Street Courthouse) Complex designations reviewed by the Assistant Supervising Judge, Civil/Complex; Complex hears designated complex cases, all PI/wrongful death asbestos cases, class actions filed after June 1, 2012, and JCCPs. No fixed day-count schedule in the rule. Source
Complex/mass tort: In re LAOSD Asbestos Cases, JCCP 4674: General Asbestos Litigation Case Management Order (July 8, 2022), Amendments #1 and #2 Coordinated home for unlimited civil PI and wrongful death asbestos litigation for Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties; managed by general/standing orders issued by Dept. 14. Order text not retrieved; not modeled as rules. Source
Complex/mass tort: JCCP Delegation Order (2017-GEN-017) Order delegating JCCP functions within the Complex program (linked from the Complex page). Not reviewed in detail. Source

Under Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.20, county rules cannot change statewide deadlines for pleadings, motions, discovery or ex parte applications; local rules that tried to were excluded from the calculator.

Official local rules

California evictions deadlines covered

Deadline	Period	Rule
3-day notice to pay rent or quit: last day to pay (earliest day the tenancy is forfeit)	3 court days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1161(2) (operative Feb. 1, 2025)
3-day notice to perform covenant (cure) or quit: last day to cure	3 court days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1161(3)
3-day notice to quit (nuisance, waste, unlawful use, assignment or subletting): end of notice period	3 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1161(4)
Last day to serve 3-day notice for a given rent installment	12 months after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1161(2)
60-day notice to terminate periodic residential tenancy (tenant 1 year or more): earliest termination date	60 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 1946.1(b) (amended eff. Jan. 1, 2025, SB 1103)
30-day notice to terminate periodic residential tenancy (tenant less than 1 year): earliest termination date	30 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 1946.1(c)
30-day notice on sale of separately alienable unit: last day to give notice after escrow opens	120 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 1946.1(d)(4)
30-day notice terminating month-to-month tenancy (Civ. Code 1946): earliest termination date	30 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 1946(a) (amended eff. Jan. 1, 2025, SB 611)
90-day notice to quit after foreclosure sale (tenant or subtenant in possession): earliest removal date	90 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1161b(a), (b)
Just cause (no-fault) termination: relocation assistance due	15 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 1946.2(d) (amended eff. Jan. 1, 2026, AB 1529; repealed Jan. 1, 2030)
Owner move-in just cause: intended occupant must move in	90 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 1946.2(b)(2)(A)(v), (vi)
Response to UD complaint (answer, demurrer, motion to strike)	10 court days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1167(a), (b) (amended by Stats. 2024, ch. 512 (AB 2347), eff. Jan. 1, 2025)
Earliest court day to request entry of default (no response filed)	11 court days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1169, 1167
Proof of service of summons filed (court may dismiss if not filed)	60 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1167.1
Demurrer or motion to strike in UD: earliest hearing date	5 court days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1170(b)(1) (amended by Stats. 2025, ch. 299 (AB 1384), eff. Jan. 1, 2026)
Demurrer or motion to strike in UD: latest hearing date	7 court days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1170(b)(1) (eff. Jan. 1, 2026)
Written opposition to UD demurrer or motion to strike (if submitted in advance)	1 court days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1170(c) (eff. Jan. 1, 2026)
Answer or amend after ruling on UD demurrer	5 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1320(g)
UD summary judgment: notice of motion	5 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1170.7; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1351(a)
UD summary judgment: written opposition (if submitted in advance)	1 court days before	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1351(b), (c)
UD: responses to interrogatories	5 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2030.260(b)
UD: responses to demands for inspection or production	5 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2031.260(b)
UD: responses to requests for admission	5 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2033.250(b)
UD: last day to serve deposition notice	5 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2025.270(b)
UD: latest date a deposition may be scheduled	5 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 2025.270(b); 2016.060
UD trial: latest trial date after request to set trial	20 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1170.5(a)
UD trial when defendant misses court-ordered payment	15 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1170.5(d)
Redemption: pay rent, damages and costs into court after UD judgment (when court so orders)	5 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1174(c)
Petition for relief from forfeiture: serve notice and petition before hearing	5 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1179
Writ of possession: occupants must vacate (earliest lockout)	5 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 715.020(c); 715.010(b)(2)
Personal property left after lockout: last day to reclaim (pay storage)	15 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 715.010(b)(3); 1174(h)
Prejudgment claim of right to possession: last day for occupant to file	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1174.25(a)(1); 415.46
Claimant's response to UD complaint after filing prejudgment claim	5 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1174.25(b)
Post-judgment claim of right to possession: deliver rent deposit and fee (or fee waiver) to court	2 court days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1174.3(c)(1), (2)
Post-judgment claim of right to possession (rent deposited): earliest hearing	5 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1174.3(c)(1)
Post-judgment claim of right to possession (rent deposited): latest hearing	15 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1174.3(c)(1)
Post-judgment claim of right to possession (no rent deposit): hearing date	5 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1174.3(c)(2)
Claimant named as defendant after valid post-judgment claim: response	5 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1174.3(e)(2)
Notice of appeal, limited civil UD (30 days after service of notice of entry or filed-endorsed judgment)	30 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.822(a)(1)(A), (B), (d)
Notice of appeal, limited civil UD (90 days after entry of judgment, outer limit)	90 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.822(a)(1)(C)
Notice of appeal after denial of new trial motion (limited civil): 15 days after service of denial	15 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.823(a), (b)(1)
Cross-appeal (limited civil): 10 days after clerk serves notification of first appeal	10 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.823(g)(1)
UD motion to quash service (CCP 418.10): earliest hearing date, not less than 3 days after notice filed	3 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1167.4(a)
UD motion to quash service (CCP 418.10): latest hearing date, not more than 7 days after notice filed	7 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1167.4(a)
UD: plead within 5 days after service of written notice of entry of order denying motion to quash	5 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1167.4(b)
UD: maximum extension of time to plead without adverse party's consent (10 days)	10 days after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1167.5
UD discovery motion: notice at least 5 days before hearing	5 days before	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1170.8
Uninhabitable dwelling: landlord may not demand rent or serve 3-day notice if cited conditions remain unabated 35 days after service of the agency notice	35 days after	Cal. Civ. Code 1942.4(a)(3)
Unlawful detainer: plaintiff contacts each defendant for Early Meeting (settlement or trial preparation) (Los Angeles County)	10 days after	Sixth Amended Standing Order 2026-SJ-002-00, Limited Jurisdiction Unlawful Detainer Cases (eff. Mar. 3, 2026), para. 2

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