They have 30 days to vacate and if not we file whats called an unlawful detainer. 

If they don't move out after 30 days, take them to district court for eviction (Unlawful Detainer).

@Gina Nocero one you should get an attorney to handle your forcible detainer proceedings anyway.

The last other type is Forcible detainer.

If the tenant doesn't pay or leave within that time, you can then file an unlawful detainer lawsuit.

For pay-or-quits consider email and mail only, not in-persons unless you're leaning towards opening unlawful detainer. 

This starts the legal clock.File for Eviction (Unlawful Detainer): If they don’t pay or leave by the notice deadline (often 3-14 days), file eviction papers with your local court immediately.Attend the Hearing: Courts prioritize these cases.

As this was getting complex, we continued with eviction steps and served Unlawful Detainer (UD) summons.

If there’s still no response, you’d move forward with an unlawful detainer (eviction) through the courts.Don’t wait.

(Including the guy with the blowtorch neighbors detained who wasn’t charged with arson but instead jailed on a “separate parole violation”.)Read two statistics today that seem insane. 267,000 cases of arson in 2023 nationwide. 13,900 fires in JUST LA in 2023.