In my last blog, “What Happens After You’ve Been Served with an Unlawful Detainer?” I wrote about the need to file an answer within five calendar days. This is a very short time frame to respond. What happens if you don’t respond within that time frame?...
In order to evict a tenant, the landlord must file an unlawful detainer lawsuit in Superior Court. The legal papers notifying you of the lawsuit should be served in the three ways I discussed in my post “Your Eviction: Have You Been Properly Served?” In a lawsuit, the...
An eviction is an unlawful detainer lawsuit. As with any lawsuit, the court requires you have proper notification that legal action is being taken against you. This gives you the opportunity to respond and protect yourself. In an unlawful detainer lawsuit, you are...
Your landlord serves you with a 3-day notice because you have not paid the rent. For some reason, you forgot to pay the rent, you can’t pay the rent, or you believe that the rent should be withheld. You haven’t contacted the landlord or the landlord’s agent to explain...
If your landlord wants to end your month-to-month tenancy, he can serve you with a 30-day or 60-day notice. Some tenants, however, get served with a 3-day eviction notice. After the 3-day notice has expired, the landlord can then file an unlawful detainer in order to...
A client told me that she was being evicted. Legally, she was incorrect. She had only received a notice of termination. The landlord has many more steps to take before a tenant is legally evicted. Here’s an overview of the eviction process: Notice of termination....
