FAQ

1. Can I represent myself at the court trial? 

There is only a hearing and appearance needed if your tenant(s) file an answer responding to their eviction notice against the lawsuit.  You may represent yourself at any hearing without an attorney.  If necessary, and if the case calls it, we will send an experience eviction lawyer to represent you at the court trial, on a limited scope representation, for an additional flat-fee per court appearance.  There is usually only one court trial appearance. 

2.  What is not included in your flat-fee?

Our flat-fee does not includes the court’s filing, and the Sheriff’s fee's pertaining a lockout.  The court charges $258 for the filing of the initial lawsuit documents-summons and complaint.

3.  How long does the eviction process take?

This all depends on if your tenant decides to contest the matter or not. If the tenant does not respond or contest the matter, possession is granted by default. If the tenant does respond, then possession is granted by the judgment at trial.

How many days from the time the eviction case is filed all depends upon the courts and which California County you are in. California went through a series of court closures a few years ago and some counties basically went from fifteen filing courts to only five which has had a huge impact on the time frame of how long an eviction takes.

Generally, it can take between four to six weeks if the eviction is not contested, no answer filed, by the tenant. If the tenant contests the eviction, it can then take between sixty and ninety days.

However, it must be understood that the notice process contributes to the total time the eviction process takes from the time of first serving the notice. In other words, if you serve a tenant a 60 Days Notice to Vacate the time frame for the Unlawful Detainer runs after that 60 days expires.

So how long the eviction process takes is dependent upon when the Unlawful Detainer is actually filed with the court – and depends upon the California County you are in. For example, one week the courts can be backlogged for two weeks. A couple weeks later it’s relatively open. We don’t have control over the court.

4.  How do I collect past due rent?

You will need to obtain a money judgment and writ for execution.  We can prepare and file for a monetary judgment order of the unpaid rent, holdover, attorneys fees, interest and costs you have incurred during this process.  If the tenant(s)  do not comply with the money judgment you may hire a judgment collection company to assist. Another option, we can assist in preparing and filing a small claims suit.  With a small claims judgment you may recover money on damages caused by tenant(s) such as property damage, stolen items, cleaning fees, and more.

5. What Counties do we cover ?

Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Kern Counties.
Los Angeles, Hollywood, Long Beach, Signal Hill, Pasadena, East Los Angeles , South Pasadena, Santa Monica, West Los Angeles, Burbank, Ventura, Brentwood, San Bernardino, Torrance, San Pedro, Rancho Palos Verdes, Gardena, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, El Segundo, Bel Air, Westwood, Sherman Oaks, West Hollywood, Woodland Hills, Redondo Beach, Marina Del Rey, South Bay, Carson, San Fernando Valley, Culver City, Van Nuys, Encino, Inglewood, Compton, Fontana, Victorville, Palm Springs, San Francisco, Oakland, Santa Ana, La Habra, Wilmington, La Mirada, Garden Grove, Buena Park, Anaheim, Newport Beach, Irvine, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Tujunga, Wildomar, Cathedral City, Lake Forest, Downey, Chino, Bakersfield, and many More!