Your step-by-step guide to evicting a problem tenant in California
Here, you’ll find all of the forms you need along with clear, step-by-step instructions on how to:
prepare nonpayment of rent notices
prepare 3-, 30-, 60-, and 90-day notices
complete and serve all required eviction forms
deal with tenants’ delaying tactics, and
file your “unlawful detainer” complaint in court.
Merely filing an eviction lawsuit might prompt the tenant to leave. If it doesn’t, you’ll learn how to:
handle a contested eviction suit by yourself—and know when to get professional help
respond to a tenant’s defenses and claims
evict a tenant who has filed for bankruptcy or is occupying property you purchased at a foreclosure sale, and
collect unpaid rent after you win.
