Mercifully, San Diego does not have rent control. Unfortunately, San Diego does have its close relative-the unwelcome mother-in-law of rent control-better known as eviction control or for cause eviction. San Diegos eviction control ordinance substantially impacts a landlords right to end a month-to-month tenancy. Moreover, the ordinance can be a trap for the unwary landlord unfamiliar with its mandatory notice provisions. A notice terminating a month-to-month tenancy that does not comply with the eviction control ordinance could cause the inexperienced landlord to lose his eviction case at trial and have to start the eviction process all over again. What is San Diegos eviction control ordinance? The ordinance applies to every tenancy of two years or greater duration. When a tenant has lived in your rental…