In California, 3-day notice preparation rules are detailed, technical and daunting. RentNotice makes it easy by generating accurate, code-compliant notices in under 5 minutes. Free to prepare and print, with basic service affidavit - no e-mail or sign up needed. Or go Pro and skip the post office.
Fill out the form, download the PDF, and serve. Every notice cites the right statute, includes a verification QR code, and it is built to document evidence and facts like nothing before. No account, no credit card, no retainer.
Notice generation is free. Optional Affidavit Pro upgrade $2.99.
Drop a delinquency report from AppFolio, Buildium, Yardi, or any standard property management system and we pre-fill every notice automatically. No re-keying names, addresses, or balances. Unlimited units. Unlimited properties. Generate all your notices in one pass.
On electronic notification: Courts do not recognize electronic notification as valid service under CCP §1161. Physical service is required - full stop. But we include it anyway. Our notification comes from your manager's actual email address, with a reply-to that goes directly back to them. It lands in the inbox. It feels human. A good tenant who forgot to update their checking account and is out of town for a week deserves the chance to act before the situation escalates. That is worth something - for the tenant, and for you.
On late fee notices: Most tenants find out about a late fee when next month's statement shows a balance they weren't expecting. RentNotice sends a late fee notification the day the fee posts - directly from your manager's email. If they ignore it and pay only base rent the following month, you apply that payment to the outstanding fee first. The rent is now short. You serve a new 3-day notice for the difference. The math stops working in their favor, and tenants figure that out fast.