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Tenant Eviction Process In California

The tenant eviction process in California is a long and tiring process that most landlord’s would like to forget about. In the case of having to handle a tenant eviction, you need to have a full understanding of all legal requirements under California jurisdiction.<br>For more visit us : http://www.goodmanmanagementteam.com<br>

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Tenant Eviction Process In California

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  1. How To Handle The Tenant Eviction Process In California • www.goodmanmanagementteam.com

  2. The tenant eviction process in California is a long and tiring process that most landlord’s would like to forget about. In the case of having to handle a tenant eviction, you need to have a full understanding of all legal requirements under California jurisdiction. Most landlords will go to the best property management companies in Orange County CA to minimize the chances of this happening, but also to resolve the issue as swiftly as possible if a tenant eviction does happen. • www.goodmanmanagementteam.com

  3. Stages of the Tenant Eviction Process in California • Make sure you have legal grounds to evict your tenant • Personally contact your tenant • Eviction notice • Serve notice • File an unlawful detainer complaint • Request a court date • Court • The local sheriff takes control • Deal with the property tenant left behind www.goodmanmanagementteam.com

  4. Make sure you have legal grounds Step 1: Go through all of your paperwork, especially the Landlord Tenant lease agreement and be absolutely sure you have the right to evict your tenant before doing anything else. This needs to be in-line with what is accepted by California law, therefore make sure you have sought some legal advice before going ahead to avoid a lawsuit in response. www.goodmanmanagementteam.com

  5. Personally contact your tenant Step 2: Occasionally, a legal battle can be avoided by speaking with your tenant personally and attempting to resolve the situation. This is always worth doing, as it will save you a lot of legal fees, even if you hire a legal mediator to support you both in coming to a decision. www.goodmanmanagementteam.com

  6. Eviction notice Step 3: To continue with the tenant eviction process in California, you must send a written notice to your tenant to inform them of how they violated the lease and how long they have to leave the property. This varies depending on the violation, so checking if this is in accordance with California legislation beforehand is recommended. www.goodmanmanagementteam.com

  7. Serve your notice Step 4: You need to serve your tenant with the eviction notice in order for it to be valid. As many tenants preempt this happening, they try to avoid being served as an attempt at avoid eviction. The law has now extended this stage time in order to provide further options to serve tenants. This includes personally delivering a copy of the notice to the tenant or leaving it with a person over the age of 18 at the tenant’s workplace and mailing another copy to your tenant. Give your tenant some time to try to resolve the situation before filing a lawsuit. This will help you to avoid a time and money consuming legal battle. However, if the tenant does not proceed to vacate your property, you need to go forward with legal proceedings. www.goodmanmanagementteam.com

  8. File an unlawful detainer complaint Step 5: This is the part of the tenant eviction process in California where you could use the support of the best property management companies in Orange County CA. Once the time limit you have given your tenant has expired, you can proceed with a lawsuit. This process is done by filing a complaint at the courthouse. The court will issue a summon to the tenant. Tenant has 5 days to respond. www.goodmanmanagementteam.com

  9. Request a court date Step 6: Once the five days have gone by, and your tenant has still not vacated the property, you have the right to request a court date which is usually held between 10 to 20 days from your request. Please note that during this time you cannot collect any rent payments from your tenant; however they will still be liable to pay you for this. www.goodmanmanagementteam.com

  10. Court Step 7: Make sure you bring copies of every legal document and form of communication between you and the tenant to this part of the tenant eviction process in California. On average, proceedings take about an hour but can go on for longer, if there are any delays. Make sure you have every piece of documentation, however irrelevant it seems. www.goodmanmanagementteam.com

  11. The Local Sheriff takes control Step 8: The court will have the local sheriff serve a 5 day notice to your tenants to vacate and if they do not, the sheriff has the authority to come and physically remove your tenants. www.goodmanmanagementteam.com

  12. Deal with the property tenant left behind Step 9: You can sell these items or dispose them in some cases, but you need to check the tenant notice and rules of your local jurisdiction to ensure you are not liable for any of the tenants leftover possessions. www.goodmanmanagementteam.com

  13. FOR MORE INFORMATION Gerry Goodman Real Estate Services 3239 E Meadowridge Rd,Orange, CA 92867 Cell : (714)588-3338 Fax : (714)282-2242Email : gerry@gerrygoodman.com http://www.goodmanmanagementteam.com www.goodmanmanagementteam.com

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