My Property Management FAQ's > Notices to Vacate (aka NTV's) > My resident put a note on their rent check they were leaving in 30-days. Is this a valid notice to vacate?
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California law does not require that a notice to vacate be drafted in a particular fashion. The fact the notice came on a rent check does not, in and of itself, make the notice valid or invalid. What is important is how the notice was delivered to the owner or manager. State law does require the notice be personally delivered, delivered by “substituted” serviceand mailing the notice, by posting and mailing the notice, or by registered or certified mail. If the rent check was personally delivered to the owner or manager, the notice would be effective. However if the rent check was sent to a bank for automatic deposit, it would not be effective.
Last updated on October 6, 2008 by MRU Managing Editor