Just Cause Evictions
Exemptions
Some properties are exempt from AB 1482's just cause requirements
Your property is exempt from AB 1482's just cause eviction requirements if it meets one of the following criteria:
- A single-family home or condominium, provided the owner is not a real estate investment trust, a corporation, or an LLC with a corporate member — and the tenant was given written notice of the exemption
- A property that received its certificate of occupancy within the past 15 years
- A duplex where you occupied one unit as your principal residence at the start of the tenancy and continue to live there
- A single-family owner-occupied residence, including one where the tenant shares a bathroom or kitchen with you while you live there
- Housing deed-restricted as affordable housing
- Housing owned by a nonprofit hospital, religious facility, licensed care facility, or school dormitories
For the single-family home and condominium exemption to apply, the tenant must be given the exemption notice in the lease or as a written amendment. Without proper noticing, the just cause requirements still apply.
Exempt on paper isn't exempt in court.
Just cause exemptions depend on serving the correct notice with the correct statutory language. CAA members get the exemption forms for every property type, plus guidance on which one your property needs.
Note that a local just cause ordinance adopted on or before September 1, 2019 — or a later one with stronger protections — applies in place of the state law.
Content last reviewed September 4, 2026. See Sources for the publications this guide is based on.