Listing the Name of an Individual to Whom Rent Can be Delivered in Pay or Quit Notices

The Unlawful Detainer statute requires that a notice to pay rent or quit state “the name, telephone number, and address of the person to whom the rent payment shall be made”. Some courts have held that the name listed in the notice must be the name of a natural person, (i.e., an individual, and not a company), and have ruled against landlords who have listed only the name of the apartment complex, ownership entity or property management company without also listing the name of an individual. While some landlords have argued that corporations qualify as “persons” under California law, this argument may not be successful with some judges who want the notice to provide tenants with the name of an individual who is authorized to accept the rent and/or take phone calls to discuss rent payments and the like, to make it easier for tenants to keep tenancies in place and avoid mistakes leading to unnecessary evictions. While there is a California statute that states that corporations are “persons,” that argument may be unsuccessful with some judges, and there is no similar statute for LLCs, Partnerships and DBAs.
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From: https://www.kts-law.com/listing-the-name-of-an-individual-to-whom-rent-can-be-delivered-in-pay-or-quit-notices/