California
What is the good cause required to terminate for California?
For California, good cause required to terminate is Yes, for termination before the end of the franchise term; relationship the statute covers is Franchises; notice period before termination is notice at least 60 days in advance of the termination; cure period is in no event shall be less than 60 days from the date of the notice of noncompliance; statute is Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 20020, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.
Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, no franchisor may terminate a franchise prior to the expiration of its term, except for good cause. Except as provided in Section 20021, good cause shall be limited to the failure of the franchisee to substantially comply with the lawful requirements imposed upon the franchisee by the franchise agreement after being given notice at least 60 days in advance of the termination and a reasonable opportunity, which in no event shall be less than 60 days from the date of the notice of noncompliance, to cure the failure. The period to exercise the right to cure shall not exceed 75 days unless there is a separate agreement between the franchisor and franchisee to extend the time.
— leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
- State
- California our reading
- Good cause required to terminate
- Yes, for termination before the end of the franchise term our reading
- Relationship the statute covers
- Franchises our reading
- Notice period before termination
- notice at least 60 days in advance of the termination verified
- Cure period
- in no event shall be less than 60 days from the date of the notice of noncompliance verified
- Statute
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 20020 our reading
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Statute
ARTICLE 3. Termination [20020 - 20022] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1355, Sec. 1. )
— all from leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Source
- leginfo.legislature.ca.govhttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=20020.