Across the United States, eviction laws are in place to prevent tenants from being evicted without cause. If a landlord hopes to evict in California, it is necessary to follow California eviction laws, which require that landlords only evict tenants by means of the legal eviction procedure. To legally begin a California eviction, one of two things must have taken place ﾖ a violation of the lease must have occurred or the duration of tenancy should have ran out. Provided that one of these requirements has been met, the first step in a California eviction is to provide the tenant with proper notice, usually offering somewhere between 3 days and 60 days depending on the type of eviction. During this period of time, the tenant is responsible for negotiating the eviction if they believe something is amiss. Otherwise, as soon as the period of notice runs out, the landlord has the right to advance the California eviction by filing with a local court. A judge will make a ruling on whether or not the eviction will take place.