Eviction Resource for California Landlords and Tenants
There are sixteen cities in California that have Rent Control laws. Rent Control is a collection of laws that puts limits on how much a landlord can raise rent and defines reasons for which the landlord can evict a tenant. The reason eviction is defined in rent control laws is because it prevents a landlord …
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California Tenant’s Legal Obligations for Care of Premises. A tenant’s affirmative obligations to a landlord for reasonable care and habitability are: Keep his or her part of the premises as clean and sanitary as possible. Dispose of garbage and trash in a clean and sanitary manner. Properly use the plumbing, electrical, and gas fixtures and …
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There are a number of obligations that a landlord must meet at a minimum in order for a property to be habitable. If you are a California landlord it is important that you provide these items for your tenant. First because it is a health and safety issue if your tenant does not have access …
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Your first experience evicting a tenant can be scary, frustrating, time-consuming, and expensive if you do not know what you are doing. The good news is that the process does not have to be that way. If you hire an attorney then you can have all of the work taken care of for you. They …
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The Sheriff’s Eviction will be the final step to gain possession of your property. Once you have obtained the Writ of Possession you are almost done with a very lengthy and frustrating process of evicting a tenant in California. My first time doing an eviction I was shocked to find out that you must pay …
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After the tenant has been served they will have 5 days to respond to the court. If the tenant does not respond then the landlord can request the California court clerk to enter a default judgment, but the landlord has to wait a minimum of 5 days before requesting the Entry of Default. When to …
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Proof of Service of Summons Once you have successfully filed the Unlawful Detainer with the court you will need to notify the tenant that you are bringing an Unlawful Detainer suit against them. Unfortunately it is not as easy as calling them or knocking on the door and saying I’m suing you because you did …
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An unlawful detainer complaint will need to be filed if rent has not been paid in full within 3 days of serving the 3 pay rent or quit notice. This is where the eviction process gets more complicated, but do not get scared. It is unfortunate but California law heavily favors the tenant when it …
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To start the California eviction process you will need to and mail a 3 Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit. This gives the tenant three days to pay what is owed in rent. The landlord cannot include any late charges on the notice, only rent due. Once the 3 Day Notice is served the …
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