| After receiving an eviction notice, many tenants just give up and don't respond to the eviction. However, tenants have a right to a court hearing before they can be physically removed from their home.
There are two notices which tell the tenant that they are going to be evicted. A landlord can serve: a 30-day notice and a 3-day notice. A landlord may serve either notice separately or together.
If a tenant fails to respond properly to the notice, a landlord can bring a legal action, the Unlawful Detainer suit, to evict a tenant from her/his home. The landlord may not legally change the locks, turn off the utilities, or use any other form of pressure to evict a tenant, the tenant may sue the landlord for damages of up to $100 for each day of the violation as allowed by California Civil Code Section 789.3.
Click here for information on 3-Day Notices
Click here for information on 60 or 30-Day Notices
Click here for information on evictions in Section 8 Housing.
Click here for information regarding the eviction process
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