If it's not your fault, they pay you 2 months' rent (3 if 62+ or disabled).
Depends on the year the building was built.
From the City of San Diego, read Oct 1, 2026.Show the law
“A landlord shall not terminate a tenancy without just cause. For purposes of this
Division, just cause includes at-fault just cause and no-fault just cause …”
San Diego Mun. Code §§ 98.0701-98.0710 · docs.sandiego.gov · found word for word in the source
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State law applies here too. Where both cover a rental, the stricter city rule usually wins; each rule below says so.
San Diego lawDepends on the building
San Diego Residential Tenant Protections (Tenants' Right to Know): just cause, relocation assistance, buyouts
Can my landlord make me move out?
Only for a good reason.
If it's not your fault, they pay you 2 months' rent (3 if 62+ or disabled).
Depends on the year the building was built.
Who it covers
Not buildings less than 15 years old.
Not owner-occupied buildings with 2 units or fewer.
Exemptions: Deed-restricted or subsidized affordable housing (not Section 8); mobilehomes under MRL; hotels/short-term; care facilities and transitional housing; dormitories; shared kitchen/bath with owner; owner-occupied single-family or duplex; housing with certificate of occupancy within previous 15 years; separately alienable property owned by non-REIT/non-corporate landlord with written notice.
In force since
Mar 30, 2004
Current version since
Mar 28, 2024
Enacted
May 25, 2023
The law, word for word
“A landlord shall not terminate a tenancy without just cause. For purposes of this
Division, just cause includes at-fault just cause and no-fault just cause …”
San Diego Mun. Code §§ 98.0701-98.0710 · docs.sandiego.gov · Retrieved Oct 1, 2026
Quote checked word for word
California lawDepends on the building
California Tenant Protection Act – Just Cause Eviction
Can my landlord make me move out?
After a year, only for a good reason.
If it's not your fault, they owe you 1 month's rent or must waive your last month.
Depends on the year the building was built.
Who it covers
Not buildings less than 15 years old.
Not owner-occupied buildings with 2 units or fewer.
Covers: Tenancies of 12+ months (24 if additional adults added); does not apply where a local just cause ordinance applies.
Exemptions: Transient hotels; certain care facilities; dormitories; shared kitchen/bath with owner; owner-occupied single-family and duplex; CO within previous 15 years; separately alienable non-corporate-owned property with notice; deed-restricted or subsidized affordable housing.
In force since
Apr 1, 2024
Current version since
Jan 1, 2026
Set to be repealed
Jan 1, 2030
The law, word for word
“after a tenant has continuously and lawfully occupied a residential real property for 12 months, the owner of the residential real property shall not terminate a tenancy without just cause, which shall be stated in the written notice to terminate tenancy …”