Tenant victim termination (Civ. Code 1946.7(e)): rent owed for no more than 14 calendar days after notice is given

14 days after date the tenant gave the 1946.7 notice to terminate, under Cal. Civ. Code 1946.7(e).

Rule text

(e) If notice to terminate the tenancy is provided to the landlord under this section, the tenant shall be responsible for payment of rent for no more than 14 calendar days following the giving of the notice, or for any shorter appropriate period as described in Section 1946 or the lease or rental agreement.

Cal. Civ. Code 1946.7(e), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Friday, November 20, 2026
  1. Trigger (Date the tenant gave the 1946.7 notice to terminate): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 14 calendar days: Friday, November 20, 2026.
Rules applied
Cal. Civ. Code 1946.7(e)
(e) If notice to terminate the tenancy is provided to the landlord under this section, the tenant shall be responsible for payment of rent for no more than 14 calendar days following the giving of the notice, or for any shorter appropriate period as described in Section 1946 or the lease or rental agreement.
Official source
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b; Cal. Gov. Code 6800, 6707 (state agency filings); Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a) (federal statutes and federal court filings)
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." Gov. Code 6707: "When the last day for filing any instrument or other document with a state agency falls upon a Saturday or holiday, such act may be performed upon the next business day with the same effect as if it had been performed upon the day appointed." FRCP 6(a): "The following rules apply in computing any time period specified in these rules, in any local rule or court order, or in any statute that does not specify a method of computing time. (1) ... (A) exclude the day of the event that triggers the period; (B) count every day, including intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays; and (C) include the last day of the period, but if the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday."
Official source
  • Last day of rent liability (roll none). A shorter period under Civ. Code 1946 or the lease controls.
  • 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.

This calculator applies the cited rules to the dates you enter. It is not legal advice. Court orders, local rules, and case-specific facts can change a deadline; verify before relying on it. Rule set pending attorney review.

Worked example

Date the tenant gave the 1946.7 notice to terminate on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Monday, March 29, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Date the tenant gave the 1946.7 notice to terminate): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 14 calendar days: Monday, March 29, 2027.

Notes

Last day of rent liability (roll none). A shorter period under Civ. Code 1946 or the lease controls.

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Rules current as of 2026-10-27. Confirm against the official source and any local rule or court order before relying on a date. Rules changelog.