PLAIN-LANGUAGE LEGAL HELP · CALIFORNIA · NEVER STORED
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FairNotice reads eviction notices, insurance denials, and benefits letters. It explains them in plain language, checks every claim against real California statutes, and drafts your response. In seconds.
Millions get documents that change their lives,
and have no idea what they actually say.
of tenants face eviction court without a lawyer.
Their landlords almost always have one. The paperwork is written to be obeyed, not understood.
of denied health claims get overturned on appeal.
Most people never appeal, because the denial letter never tells them they can.
in government benefits go unclaimed every year.
Not because people don’t qualify. Because the forms are confusing enough to give up on.
Three steps. Thirty to ninety seconds.
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Drop a PDF, photo, or screenshot of the letter you received. Or load a sample to see the whole flow.
It reads & cites
FairNotice extracts every claim and deadline, then checks each one against real statutes, citing the law or saying it found none.
Your action plan
A plain-language breakdown, your rights, red flags, your options, and a draft response letter ready to send.
Cited, or silent.
Every statement about your rights is backed by a specific statute and shown clearly, never buried in prose. FairNotice never answers from general legal knowledge. It reasons about your document against real law.
“No statute found in our database addressing this. Consult a local attorney.” That is what it says when it can’t find the law, instead of guessing.
“Tenant must pay $1,850 rent plus a $150 administrative fee within 3 days or vacate.”
A 3-day pay-or-quit notice can demand rent only. Bundling a separate “admin fee” into the amount due can void the entire notice — meaning this demand may not be legally enforceable as written.
Three kinds of letter. One curated body of law.
39 California statutes, hand-curated and fully inspectable, with no black-box similarity scores.
Eviction Notices
Pay-or-quit, just-cause, improper service, miscounted deadlines. The notice that arrives taped to a door.
Insurance Denials
Claim denials, appeal rights, IMR timelines, bad-faith and ACA protections you weren’t told about.
Benefits Terminations
CalFresh, Medi-Cal, fair-hearing rights, notice requirements. The letter that quietly cuts you off.
What a careful read catches.
Four findings the app flags on the eviction notice it ships with. Each one links to a specific statute and a concrete next step.
Bundled fees
The notice demands a $150 “admin fee” alongside rent. A 3-day pay-or-quit can only demand rent. Bundling fees can void the entire notice.
CCP §1161Miscounted deadline
The 3-day window counts weekends, but weekends and judicial holidays must be excluded. The real deadline is later than stated.
CCP §1161Improper service
Posting on the door alone may not satisfy California’s service requirements, which can be a defense in court.
CCP §1162Right to cure
After 12 months of tenancy, just-cause protections kick in, and curable violations need their own notice and a chance to fix the problem.
Civ. Code §1946.2A tool that knows what it doesn’t know is safer than one that always has an answer.
Document-grounded
FairNotice never answers from general legal knowledge. It reasons about your specific document against real statutes.
Cited or silent
Every claim about your rights cites a statute. When no law is found, it says so plainly, never guesses.
Refusal as a feature
For matters out of scope — criminal, custody, safety — the app refuses and routes you to a professional. Knowing its limits is the point.
Bring the letter that scared you.
Processed in-memory · Never stored · Cites real California law