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California Eviction Defense:
Protecting Low-Income Tenants 2017
Co-ChairsMadeline S. Howard
Jith Meganathan
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Introduction to Unlawful Detainers (PowerPoint slides)
Sang Banh
Inland Counties Legal Services
Lili Graham
Legal Aid Society of Orange County
Irina Naduhovskaya
Bay Area Legal Aid
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CA
LIFO
RN
IA E
VIC
TIO
N
DEF
ENSE
: PR
OTE
CTI
NG
LO
W-IN
CO
ME
TEN
AN
TS
2017 In
trod
uctio
n to
Unl
awfu
l Det
aine
rs-P
LIP
rese
nter
s:
San
g B
anh,
Lili
Gra
ham
, Iri
na N
aduh
ovsk
aya
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UD
Pro
cess
and
Tim
elin
esN
otic
e of
Ter
min
atio
n of
Ten
ancy
Sum
mon
s an
d C
ompl
aint
(T h
as 5
day
s to
ans
wer
)
Set
tle o
r E
ngag
e in
Adm
inis
trativ
e P
roce
ss (f
or s
ubsi
dize
d ho
usin
g on
ly)
Ans
wer
(or o
ther
resp
onsi
ve p
lead
ing)
SF:
req
for j
ury
trial
file
d at
the
sam
e tim
e to
get
MS
C
No
Ans
wer
(o
r oth
er re
spon
sive
pl
eadi
ng)
LL re
ques
ts to
set
cas
e fo
r tr
ial -
(tria
l mus
t be
set w
ithin
20
day
s of
requ
est C
CP
594)
Not
ice
of T
rial
(SF:
and
MS
C)
Tria
l (J
ury
vs. B
ench
tria
l) Judg
men
t for
LL
Judg
men
t for
T
T st
ays
in
poss
essi
on
LL re
ques
ts D
efau
lt an
d se
rves
on
T
Def
ault
Judg
men
t en
tere
d
Sher
iff’s
not
ice
(5 d
ays,
ju
risdi
ctio
nal v
aria
tions
, S
herif
f’s d
iscr
etio
n in
ex
ecut
ion,
sta
y re
ques
t)
Req
uest
to S
et
Asi
de J
udgm
ent
Opt
ions
: S
tay,
M
otio
n fo
r R
elie
f fro
m
Forfe
iture
, Ap
peal
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UD
Tim
elin
e•
Sum
mar
y pr
ocee
ding
: •
Not
ice:
is s
erve
d an
d ex
pire
s U
nlaw
ful D
etai
ner c
ompl
aint
is
filed
.•
Unl
awfu
l Det
aine
r Sum
mon
s &
Com
plai
nt: i
s se
rved
by
Land
lord
on
Tena
nt
•R
espo
nse:
5 d
ays
to re
spon
d to
com
plai
nt. C
CP
1167
. (w
eeke
nds
coun
t as
part
of th
e 5
days
; if t
he 5
thda
y la
nds
on a
hol
iday
, mus
t re
spon
d by
nex
t cal
enda
r day
). •
Dis
cove
ry:
5 da
ys to
resp
ond
and
mus
t be
com
plet
ed 5
day
s be
fore
the
trial
dat
e. C
CP
2025
.270
(b);
2030
.020
; 202
4.04
0(b)
.•
Tria
l: m
ust b
e se
t with
in 2
0 da
ys a
fter “
at is
sue
mem
oran
dum
” is
filed
(i.e
. req
uest
to s
et fo
r tria
l). C
CP
594.
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Loca
l Cou
rt R
ules
San
Fra
ncis
co:
•S
F m
anda
tory
set
tlem
ent c
onfe
renc
es (M
SC
): he
ld th
e w
eek
befo
re tr
ial,
date
se
t by
the
cour
t afte
r LL
requ
ests
tria
l dat
e, c
an g
et s
anct
ione
d fo
r fai
lure
to
atte
nd a
n M
SC
(at l
east
in th
eory
) •
SF:
cer
tain
mot
ions
are
hea
rd o
nly
on c
erta
in d
ays
San
Ber
nard
ino
•S
an B
erna
rdin
o C
ount
y, m
otio
ns a
re h
eard
Mon
days
thro
ugh
Frid
ays.
•
No
man
dato
ry s
ettle
men
t con
fere
nces
in In
land
Em
pire
-cou
rt se
ts a
n O
SC
re
stat
us a
ppro
xim
atel
y 1
1/2
mon
th a
fter a
nsw
er fi
led.
•
Cou
rt m
edia
tor t
ries
to s
ettle
cas
es b
etw
een
self-
repr
esen
ted
litig
ants
on
day
of tr
ial.
O
rang
e C
ount
y•
OC
: th
ere
are
thre
e di
ffere
nt c
ourts
that
hea
r unl
awfu
l det
aine
rs a
nd tr
ial,
mot
ion,
and
ex
parte
sha
ving
diff
eren
t tim
es a
nd d
ays:
•
Her
e is
the
link
to o
ur th
ree
cour
ts.
http
://w
ww.
occo
urts
.org
/dire
ctor
y/ci
vil/l
imite
d-un
limite
d-ci
vil/c
alen
dars
/sch
edul
e.ht
ml
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Ren
t Con
trol J
uris
dict
ions
Loca
l ord
inan
ces
may
hav
e ad
ditio
nal p
roce
dura
l and
su
bsta
ntiv
e re
quire
men
ts.
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Type
s of
Not
ices
•3-
Day
Not
ice–
pay
rent
or q
uit,
nuis
ance
, unl
awfu
l pur
pose
. C
CP
1161
•14
-Day
Not
ice
–pu
blic
/sub
sidi
zed
hous
ing
pay
rent
or q
uit
•30
-Day
Not
ice
–m
onth
to m
onth
tena
ncy-
less
than
1 y
ear.
At-
will
tena
nt-o
ne w
ho d
oes
not p
ay re
nt.
•60
-Day
Not
ice
–te
rmin
atio
n of
leas
e at
the
end
of le
ase
term
if
tena
ncy
is lo
nger
than
1yr
. CC
P 11
61
•90
-Day
Not
ice
–su
bsid
ized
hou
sing
(Sec
. 8) t
erm
inat
ion
of
tena
ncy
by L
L w
ithou
t cau
se a
t end
of l
ease
. CC
C 1
954.
535
•90
-Day
Not
ice
–te
nant
s of
for
eclo
sed
prop
erty
mus
t be
give
n 90
day
s no
tice
to q
uit b
efor
e re
mov
al. C
CP
1161
b•
1 ye
ar n
otic
e –
Elli
s A
ct•
Com
bo n
otic
es –
3dn
and
60dn
ser
ved
cons
ecut
ivel
y•
Ser
vice
of n
otic
e: P
erso
nal,
subs
titut
e (le
avin
g w
ith s
omeo
ne a
t th
e un
it of
sui
tabl
e ag
e an
d m
ailin
g), p
ostin
g an
d m
ailin
g.
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Not
ice
Req
uire
men
ts
•B
asic
not
ice
requ
irem
ents
:•
amou
nts
due,
nam
e an
d te
leph
one
num
ber a
nd a
ddre
ss o
f per
son
to w
hom
rent
pay
men
t sha
ll be
mad
e an
d if
pers
onal
ly, d
ays
and
hour
s to
mak
e pa
ymen
t.
•N
otic
e is
for r
ent d
ue w
ithin
pas
t 12
mon
ths.
CC
P 11
61(2
)
•A
dditi
onal
requ
irem
ents
for c
erta
in te
nanc
ies
(sub
sidi
zed
hous
ing,
rent
con
trol)
165
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Com
plai
nt•
Com
plai
ntS
ee S
ampl
e C
ompl
aint
-Jud
icia
l Cou
ncil
Form
s, S
UM
-130
/UD
-100
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QU
IZ•
Mr.
and
Mrs
. Jol
ie-P
itt c
ame
into
you
r offi
ce in
a p
anic
. Th
ey re
ceiv
ed a
30
day
Not
ice
to Q
uit f
rom
Mr.
Land
lord
. Th
ey h
ave
6 m
inor
chi
ldre
n an
d ha
ve b
een
livin
g in
the
prop
erty
for 2
yea
rs o
n a
mon
th to
mon
th le
ase.
Wha
t is
your
adv
ice
to th
em?
a.It’
s a
mon
th to
mon
th le
ase
so th
ey m
ust m
ove
befo
re
the
expi
ratio
n of
the
30 d
ays.
b.S
ince
they
hav
e liv
ed a
t the
pro
perty
for o
ver 1
yea
r, th
ey s
houl
d re
ceiv
e a
60 d
ay n
otic
e an
d th
e no
tice
is
inva
lid.
c.Th
ey s
houl
d m
ove
right
aw
ay.
They
hav
e th
e m
oney
.
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Com
plai
nt D
efec
ts?
•Le
ase
and
othe
r doc
umen
ts in
corp
orat
ed in
to th
e le
ase
mus
t be
atta
ched
unl
ess
evic
tion
is fo
r non
-pay
men
t of
rent
.
168
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Serv
ice
of p
roce
ss•
Per
sona
l ser
vice
: per
sona
lly s
erve
d, th
e pe
rson
ser
ving
th
e no
tice
mus
t han
d yo
u th
e no
tice
(or l
eave
it w
ith y
ou if
yo
u re
fuse
to ta
ke it
) CC
P 11
62(1
); or
, •
Sub
stitu
ted
serv
ice:
if th
e la
ndlo
rd c
anno
t fin
d th
e te
nant
at
hom
e, th
e la
ndlo
rd s
houl
d try
to s
erve
at w
ork
but i
f LL
cann
ot fi
nd e
ither
pla
ce, t
hen
the
notic
e m
ust b
e le
ft w
ith
a pe
rson
of “
suita
ble
age
and
disc
retio
n” a
t hom
e/w
ork
AN
D a
cop
y m
aile
d to
the
hom
e C
CP
1162
(2);
or,
•P
ostin
g an
d m
ailin
g: N
otic
e ca
n be
pos
ted
to d
oor A
ND
m
ailin
g a
copy
to u
nit a
ddre
ss. C
CP
415.
45.
This
ser
vice
re
quire
s a
CO
UR
T O
RD
ER
. S
ervi
ce c
ompl
eted
on
10th
day
afte
r pos
ting
and
mai
ling.
169
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Tim
ing
in U
D p
roce
dure
s•
5 da
ys to
ans
wer
. CC
P 11
67•
10 d
ays
to a
nsw
er if
pos
t and
mai
l.•
10 d
ays
to a
men
d w
ithou
t lea
ve o
f cou
rt, n
eed
leav
e of
co
urt a
fter t
hat.
CC
P 11
67.3
•ho
w lo
ng d
oes
it ta
ke fr
om c
ompl
aint
to a
judg
men
t?
•ju
risdi
ctio
nal d
iffer
ence
s:•
SF:
if L
L do
esn'
t set
for t
rial,
case
can
ling
er fo
r 1 y
ear o
r lon
ger;
•In
land
Em
pire
: If L
L do
es n
ot s
et c
ase
for t
rial,
stat
us c
onfe
renc
e se
t by
the
cour
t. C
ases
do
not l
inge
r.
•re
stric
ted
publ
ic a
cces
s •
New
law
(CC
P 11
67.1
): U
D c
ases
are
rest
ricte
d fro
m p
ublic
vie
w
unle
ss ju
dgm
ent f
or L
L pr
evai
ls w
ithin
60
days
of f
iling,
or
if LL
pr
evai
ls 6
0 da
ys a
fter f
iling
the
case
and
cou
rt or
ders
uns
ealin
g of
th
e ca
se.
170
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Res
pons
ive P
lead
ings
afte
r com
plai
nt is
file
d:•
Alte
rnat
ives
to A
nsw
er m
otio
ns:
•M
otio
n to
Qua
sh•
Dem
urre
r•
Mot
ion
to S
trike
Com
plai
nt
•A
nsw
er O
R•
Pos
t-ans
wer
mot
ions
:•
Mot
ion
for s
umm
ary
judg
men
t•
Mot
ion
for j
udgm
ent o
n th
e pl
eadi
ngs
171
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Dem
urre
r•
Pro
cedu
re to
obj
ect t
o le
gal s
uffic
ienc
ies
in a
com
plai
nt•
Gro
unds
are
set
out
in C
CP
430.
10•
The
Cou
rt la
cks
subj
ect m
atte
r jur
isdi
ctio
n;•
The
Com
plai
nt fa
ils to
sta
te a
cau
se o
f act
ion
in u
nlaw
ful d
etai
ner;
•Th
e pl
aint
iff la
cks
lega
l cap
acity
to s
ue; a
nd•
Ano
ther
act
ion
is p
endi
ng b
etw
een
the
sam
e pa
rties
on
the
sam
e ca
use
of a
ctio
n (c
ourt
mus
t tak
e ju
dici
al n
otic
e of
the
othe
r act
ion)
•D
efen
dant
may
dem
ur u
nder
CC
P 11
70•
Sho
uld
you
dem
ur?
•D
elta
Impo
rts, I
nc. v
. Mun
icip
al C
ourt,
146
Cal
.App
.3d
1033
(198
3).
•B
orsu
kv.
App
ella
te D
iv. o
f the
Sup
erio
r Cou
rt, 2
42 C
al.A
pp.4
th60
7 (2
015)
.
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Mot
ion
to q
uash
•M
otio
n: M
otio
n to
Qua
sh s
ervi
ce o
f sum
mon
s ba
sed
on
the
cour
t’s la
ck o
f jur
isdi
ctio
n ov
er te
nant
CC
P 41
8.10
(a)(1
)•
Hea
ring
on M
otio
n to
Qua
sh fo
r be
hear
d w
ithin
3 to
7
days
CC
P §1
167.
4(a)
•If
Mot
ion
to Q
uash
den
ied,
ple
ad/a
nsw
er d
ue w
ithin
five
da
ys. C
CP
1167
.4(b
)
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QU
IZ•
Mr.
and
Mrs
. Jol
ie-P
itt c
ame
into
you
r offi
ce a
gain
. Th
is
time
they
rece
ived
a 3
Day
Not
ice
to P
ay R
ent o
r Qui
t fro
m M
r. La
ndlo
rd.
This
not
ice
stat
es th
ey o
we
rent
for
the
curr
ent m
onth
of M
arch
201
7 in
the
sum
of $
1,00
0.
The
notic
e pe
riod
expi
res
tom
orro
w.
Wha
t is
your
adv
ice
to th
em?
Ass
ume
that
they
pai
d $2
5 fo
r ren
t for
mon
th o
f M
arch
and
they
hav
e a
rece
ipt p
rovi
ng th
is fa
ct.
a.P
ay $
1,00
0 to
Mr.
Land
lord
by
tom
orro
w to
avo
id h
avin
g an
evi
ctio
n fil
ed a
gain
st th
em.
b.P
ay $
975
to M
r. La
ndlo
rd to
avo
id h
avin
g an
evi
ctio
n fil
ed a
gain
st th
em.
c.D
o no
thin
g an
d w
ait t
o se
e if
Mr.
Land
lord
file
s an
ev
ictio
n ag
ains
t the
m.
174
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Mot
ion
to s
trike
•U
se M
otio
n to
stri
ke ir
rele
vant
, fal
se o
r im
prop
er m
atte
r in
plea
ding
s. C
CP
436
•G
roun
ds a
ppea
r on
the
face
of t
he p
lead
ings
or f
rom
any
m
atte
r whi
ch c
ourt
can
take
judi
cial
not
ice.
CC
P 43
7•
File
with
in in
5 d
ays
of b
eing
ser
ved
with
Com
plai
nt. C
CP
435
–def
ault
will
not b
e en
tere
d w
hile
mot
ion
pend
ing
•N
otic
e pe
riod
is 1
6 co
urt d
ays
purs
uant
to C
CP
1005
.
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Answ
ers
•A
nsw
ers
•M
ust f
ile a
nsw
er w
ithin
5 d
ays
•If
ther
e is
not
ans
wer
, LL
can
obta
in a
def
ault
•A
men
ded
answ
er•
Can
am
end
with
out l
eave
of c
ourt
with
10
days
of s
ervi
ce•
Afte
r 10
days
, mus
t req
uest
leav
e to
am
end
•D
enia
ls a
nd D
efen
ses
•Fo
rm a
nsw
er –
Judi
cial
For
m U
D-1
05•
Den
ials
and
Affi
rmat
ive
Def
ense
s•
Form
ans
wer
•A
dditi
onal
def
ense
s/A
ffirm
ativ
e D
efen
ses
not i
nclu
ded
on th
e fo
rm (s
ubsi
dize
d ho
usin
g, re
nt c
ontro
l, no
vel d
efen
ses)
, use
“Atta
chm
ent 3
K”
•N
o co
unte
r cla
ims,
but
can
offs
et re
nt d
eman
d if
habi
tabi
lity
issu
es
176
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Fee
Wai
vers
•Lo
w-in
com
e lit
igan
ts m
ay re
ques
t the
cou
rt fo
r a fe
e w
aive
r •
Use
Jud
icia
l For
m F
W-0
01 R
eque
st fo
r Fee
Wai
ver
•S
ubm
it Ju
dici
al fo
rm F
W-0
03 O
rder
on
Cou
rt Fe
e W
aive
r with
the
requ
est
•If
you
are
requ
estin
g a
jury
tria
l or a
dditi
onal
ser
vice
s:•
Use
Jud
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Dis
cove
ry•
Whe
n di
scov
ery
begi
ns?
•Fu
ll ra
nge
of d
isco
very
tool
s•
Form
and
Spe
cial
inte
rrog
ator
ies
•R
eque
st fo
r Adm
issi
ons
•O
ral D
epos
ition
•R
eque
st fo
r Pro
duct
ion
of D
ocum
ents
•Ve
ry li
mite
d tim
elin
e•
5-da
ys to
resp
ond
•D
isco
very
cut
off
–5
days
bef
ore
trial
CC
P 11
70.8
178
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QU
IZ•
Mr.
and
Mrs
. Jol
ie-P
itt d
id n
othi
ng a
fter b
eing
ser
ved
with
th
e 3
Day
Not
ice
to P
ay R
ent o
r Qui
t. Y
este
rday
som
eone
ca
me
to th
eir d
oor a
nd ta
ped
a su
mm
ons
and
com
plai
nt
on th
eir d
oor a
nd th
is m
orni
ng th
ey re
ceiv
ed a
cop
y of
the
sam
e su
mm
ons
and
com
plai
nt in
the
mai
l. W
hat s
houl
d th
ey d
o no
w?
a.W
ait t
o be
ser
ved
in p
erso
n w
ith th
e su
mm
ons
and
com
plai
nt.
b.Fi
le a
n an
swer
righ
t aw
ay.
c.C
onte
st th
e se
rvic
e of
the
sum
mon
s an
d co
mpl
aint
. Fo
llow
-up-
How
sho
uld
they
do
this
?
179
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Mot
ion
for j
udgm
ent o
n th
e pl
eadi
ngs
•D
efen
dant
may
file
a M
otio
n fo
r Jud
gmen
t on
the
Ple
adin
gs if
:a.
Cou
rt ha
s no
juris
dict
ion
of th
e su
bjec
t of t
he c
ause
of a
ctio
n al
lege
d in
com
plai
ntb.
Com
plai
nt d
oes
not s
tate
fact
s su
ffici
ent t
o co
nstit
ute
a ca
use
of
actio
n C
CP
438
•M
ay fi
le m
otio
n af
ter y
ou h
ave
alre
ady
field
an
answ
er
and
time
to d
emur
rer t
o co
mpl
aint
has
exp
ired.
180
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Mot
ion
for S
umm
ary
Judg
men
t•
MS
J m
ay b
e m
ade
if on
the
face
of t
he p
lead
ings
the
actio
n ha
s no
mer
it or
ther
e is
no
defe
nse
to th
e ac
tion
or
proc
eedi
ngs.
CC
P 43
7c•
MS
J in
UD
act
ions
mad
e by
mad
e an
y tim
e af
ter t
he
answ
er is
file
d up
on 5
day
s no
tice.
CC
P 11
70.7
•S
epar
ate
Sta
tem
ent o
f Fac
ts n
ot re
quire
d. C
CP
§437
c(b)
, (r)
Not
ice
requ
irem
ents
und
er C
CP
437c
not
app
licab
le•
Cal
iforn
ia R
ules
of C
ourt
3.13
51 g
over
n an
d no
tice
requ
irem
ents
and
opp
ositi
on/re
ply
to M
SJ-
mad
e be
mad
e or
ally
or f
iled
and
serv
ed o
n or
bef
ore
cour
t dat
e
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Mot
ion
to s
et a
side
defa
ult j
udgm
ent
•D
efau
lt en
tere
d: W
hen
an a
nsw
er is
not
file
d w
ithin
5 d
ays
beca
use
tena
nt w
as n
ot s
erve
d or
ser
ved
but e
xcus
able
m
ista
ke, a
n an
swer
-set
asi
de m
otio
n sh
ould
be
filed
A
SA
P. B
ased
on
CC
P §
473.
•La
ndlo
rds
will
file
requ
est f
or d
efau
lt au
tom
atic
ally
on
the
6th
day
with
out
chec
king
if a
nsw
er w
as fi
led,
cou
rt w
ill re
ject
•If
clie
nt is
out
of p
osse
ssio
n be
fore
UD
tria
l:•
File
mot
ion
to le
t cou
rt kn
ow•
Und
er C
C §
1952
.3(a
)(1)
-(2)
, thi
s ca
se s
houl
d co
nver
t to
civi
l if
Pla
intif
f Lan
dlor
d w
ants
to p
ursu
e m
oney
dam
age
and
LL/T
has
rig
ht to
oth
er c
ivil
litig
atio
n to
ols.
•po
st-ju
dgm
ent m
otio
ns –
cove
red
in tr
ial s
essi
on
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Fore
closu
res
(cov
er b
riefly
)
•90
day
s no
tice
to q
uit r
equi
red
for t
enan
ts. C
CP
1161
b •
Ow
ners
get
3 d
ay n
otic
e to
qui
t. C
CP
1161
a•
Que
stio
n-if
tena
nt is
not
ser
ved
with
90
day
notic
e sh
ould
tena
nt
file
a pr
ejud
gmen
t cla
im o
f rig
ht to
pos
sess
ion?
•Te
nant
s ca
n fil
e pr
ejud
gmen
t cla
im o
f rig
ht to
pos
sess
ion
any
time
befo
re ju
dgm
ent o
r obj
ect t
o ju
dgm
ent f
or p
osse
ssio
n w
heth
er o
r no
t ten
ant w
as s
erve
d w
ith p
reju
dgm
ent c
laim
of r
ight
to
poss
essi
on C
CP
415.
46
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Stay
of E
xecu
tion
•If
a ju
dgm
ent i
s en
tere
d fo
r Lan
dlor
d to
obt
ain
poss
essi
on
will
this
cre
ate
undu
e ha
rdsh
ip fo
r Ten
ant
•S
ampl
e m
otio
n at
tach
ed
184
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Last
Qui
z•
Mr.
and
Mrs
. Jol
ie-P
itt d
ecid
ed to
do
noth
ing
and
wai
t to
be
serv
ed.
Thre
e w
eeks
pas
sed.
The
y ge
t ner
vous
and
cal
led
the
cour
t. T
he c
lerk
info
rms
them
that
a d
efau
lt ju
dgm
ent h
as b
een
ente
red
agai
nst t
hem
for n
ot fi
ling
an a
nsw
er e
ven
thou
gh th
ey
wer
e no
t ser
ved.
Mr.
Land
lord
cla
imed
that
they
wer
e se
rved
on
the
mor
ning
that
the
sum
mon
s an
d co
mpl
aint
was
pos
ted
on th
eir d
oor.
Wha
t are
thei
r nex
t ste
ps?
a.M
r. an
d M
rs. J
olie
-Pitt
sho
uld
have
list
ened
to y
ou.
Now
th
ey n
eed
to p
ack
up a
nd le
ave
befo
re th
e sh
eriff
lock
s th
em
out.
b.Th
ey s
houl
d ne
gotia
te w
ith M
r. La
ndlo
rd to
giv
e th
em m
ore
time
to m
ove.
c.
As
soon
as
poss
ible
they
sho
uld
file
a m
otio
n to
set
asi
de th
e de
faul
t and
the
defa
ult j
udgm
ent,
and
if a
writ
of p
osse
ssio
n is
issu
ed th
en th
ey n
eed
to a
lso
requ
est t
hat t
he c
ourt
stay
th
e w
rit o
f pos
sess
ion.
185
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Sam
ple
pack
et•U
D C
ompl
aint
•Req
uest
for F
ee W
aive
r an
d O
rder
•Mot
ion
to S
et A
side
•Dem
urre
r•M
otio
n to
Qua
sh•A
nsw
er•A
ttach
men
t 3K
•Cou
nter
-Req
uest
for
Jury
Tria
l•D
eman
d fo
r Jur
y Tr
ial
•Mot
ion
for S
umm
ary
Judg
men
t•F
orm
Inte
rrog
ator
ies
•Req
uest
for P
rodu
ctio
n of
Doc
umen
ts•S
peci
al In
terr
ogat
orie
s•R
eque
st fo
r Sta
y-U
ndue
H
ards
hip
186
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•Q
uest
ion
and
answ
er s
essi
on
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