California property management software.
AI-native property management for every US state. Here is the California compliance profile included with Forge -- every value cited to its statute.
Included -- every value cited to its statute.
Each value below is drawn directly from the cited statute and maintained to the best of our ability; it has not been reviewed by an attorney. Fields we could not source are left out rather than guessed. You remain responsible for complying with the current statutes -- verify before you rely on any value here.
California landlord-tenant rules Forge tracks
- Security-deposit return
- Within 21 days of move-out
- Maximum security deposit
- 1 month(s) of rent
- Late-fee cap
- No statutory cap (must still be reasonable and disclosed)
- Rent-increase notice (month-to-month)
- 30 days
- Termination notice (month-to-month)
- 60 days
- Notice before landlord entry
- 24 hours
- Pay-or-quit / cure period
- 3 days
- Manager / broker license
- Generally required to manage for others
Extra protected classes: beyond the federal Fair Housing Act, California also protects source of income, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, military or veteran status, immigration status, age, medical condition. Forge's fair-housing checks account for this.
Required lease disclosures
- Megan's Law database notice in the lease (Civ. Code 2079.10a)
- Bed bug information notice (Civ. Code 1954.603)
- Flood hazard disclosure if in a special flood hazard area and landlord has actual knowledge (Gov. Code 8589.45)
AI / algorithmic rules to watch
- California AB 325 (Cartwright Act amendment on algorithmic pricing) (effective 2026-01-01) -- Makes using/distributing a common pricing algorithm as part of a restraint of trade unlawful; reaches algorithmic rent-pricing collusion. Confirm scope with counsel.
Sources
- Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5 (deposit: 21-day return; AB 12 1-month cap eff. 7/1/2024)
- Cal. Civ. Code 1671 / Orozco v. Casimiro (late fee = reasonable liquidated damages; no numeric cap)
- Cal. Civ. Code 827 (30-day rent-increase notice; 90 days if >10% in 12 mo)
- Cal. Civ. Code 1946.1 (30-day termination <1yr; 60-day >=1yr) + 1946.2 just cause (AB 1482)
- Cal. Civ. Code 1954 (24-hour entry notice)
- Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 1161(2) (3-day pay-or-quit; AB 2347 eff. 1/1/2025 excludes weekends/holidays)
- Cal. Gov. Code 12955 (protected classes incl. source of income per SB 329)
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code 10131 (broker license to rent/manage for others)
Last reviewed: 2026-07-07
Software assistance, not legal advice.
Forge helps you track deadlines and generate documents, but it is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Any statutory values shown are assistive guidance we maintain to the best of our ability; you remain responsible for complying with the current California statutes whether or not our values are correct. Always verify the current statutes and consult a licensed California attorney before acting on a specific situation.
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