3-day notice to quit (nuisance, waste, unlawful use, assignment or subletting): end of notice period

3 days after date the 3-day notice to quit was served, under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1161(4).

Rule text

shall upon service of three days’ notice to quit upon the person or persons in possession, be entitled to restitution of possession of the demised premises under this chapter

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1161(4), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Monday, November 9, 2026
  1. Trigger (Date the 3-day notice to quit was served): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 3 calendar days: Monday, November 9, 2026.
Rules applied
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1161(4)
shall upon service of three days’ notice to quit upon the person or persons in possession, be entitled to restitution of possession of the demised premises under this chapter
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."
Official source
  • Unlike 1161(2) and (3), subdivision (4) as fetched does NOT contain the 'excluding Saturdays and Sundays and other judicial holidays' language, so this is modeled as 3 CALENDAR days (last day rolled forward under CCP 12a if it is a weekend or holiday). AMBIGUITY: some practitioners count all 3-day notices in court days; counting in court days produces a later date and is the conservative choice for a landlord. Lawyer review recommended.
  • 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 3-day notice to quit was served on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Thursday, March 18, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Date the 3-day notice to quit was served): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 3 calendar days: Thursday, March 18, 2027.

Notes

Unlike 1161(2) and (3), subdivision (4) as fetched does NOT contain the 'excluding Saturdays and Sundays and other judicial holidays' language, so this is modeled as 3 CALENDAR days (last day rolled forward under CCP 12a if it is a weekend or holiday). AMBIGUITY: some practitioners count all 3-day notices in court days; counting in court days produces a later date and is the conservative choice for a landlord. Lawyer review recommended.

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Rules current as of 2026-10-23. Confirm against the official source and any local rule or court order before relying on a date. Rules changelog.