CA · jury_instructions
CACI No. 4302
Termination for Failure to Pay Rent—Essential Factual
Elements
[Name of plaintiff] claims that [name of defendant] [and [name of
subtenant], a subtenant of [name of defendant],] no longer [has/have] the
right to occupy the property because [name of defendant] has failed to
pay the rent. To establish this claim, [name of plaintiff] must prove all of
the following:
1. That [name of plaintiff] [owns/leases] the property;
2. That [name of plaintiff] [rented/subleased] the property to [name of
defendant];
3. That under the [lease/rental agreement/sublease], [name of
defendant] was required to pay rent in the amount of $[specify
amount] per [specify period, e.g., month];
4. That [name of plaintiff] properly gave [name of defendant] three
days’ written notice to pay the rent or vacate the property;
5. That as of [date of three-day notice], at least the amount stated in
the three-day notice was due;
6. That [name of defendant] did not pay the amount stated in the
notice within three days after [service/receipt] of the notice; and
7. That [name of defendant] [or subtenant [name of subtenant]] is still
occupying the property.
New August 2007; Revised June 2011, December 2011, December 2013, May 2021,
December 2025*
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- caci-2026
- Content hash
7da454265c40cb2299ed7216c86292e5b1d6298c9b97281996bc7ee19d9e2035
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