3-DAY NOTICE
Notice to Pay Rent or Quit
3 days before your landlord can file suit
This is the first step, not the eviction itself. We review the notice for defects and help you respond before it becomes a court case.
Read the 3-day notice guideServed eviction papers in California?
The court gives you days, not weeks.
An Unlawful Detainer summons can give you as few as 5 court days to file a response. Miss the deadline and the landlord can win by default. We prepare and file your response, fast, so you keep your right to fight.
- 30 years helping tenants
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Which notice did you receive?
Every notice has a clock on it.
Here is what yours means.
SUMMONS + COMPLAINT
Unlawful Detainer Lawsuit
5 court days to file your answer
The lawsuit has been filed. If no response is on file in time, the landlord wins by default. We prepare and file your answer immediately.
How to respond in timeJUDGMENT / LOCKOUT
Notice to Vacate from the Sheriff
Days before lockout, act immediately
Even at this stage there are emergency options, including a stay of eviction request. The sooner you call, the more we can do.
Options after judgmentNot sure what you were handed? Call us and read it to us. The consultation is free.
How it works
Three steps between you
and a filed response.
- 1
Call, day or night
Tell us what you received and when. We confirm your exact deadline and what needs to be filed. Free, and it takes minutes.
- 2
We prepare and file
Your response is prepared the same day whenever possible and filed with the court before your deadline runs out.
- 3
You stay protected
With a response on file you cannot lose by default. You gain time, leverage, and options, and we track every deadline that follows.
What we prepare
Documents done right,
deadlines never missed.
- UD-105
Unlawful Detainer Answer
Your formal response to the eviction lawsuit, prepared and filed on time.
- STAY
Stay of Eviction Requests
Emergency requests to pause a lockout when the sheriff notice is posted.
- 3-DAY
Notice Response Guidance
Review of your 3-day, 30-day, or 60-day notice for defects and next steps.
- MOTION
Motions and Demurrers
Challenges to defective notices and complaints before you ever answer.
- FORECL
Foreclosure Evictions
Support for tenants and former owners facing eviction after a foreclosure.
- TRACK
Filing and Deadline Tracking
Every court date and cutoff monitored, with 24/7 online progress access.
Common questions
The questions people ask us
at two in the morning.
- 01 What can I do if I'm being evicted? What can I do if I'm being evicted in California? A plain English walkthrough of every stage, from the first notice to the sheriff lockout, and what still works.
- 02 How to respond to an unlawful detainer in California How to respond to an unlawful detainer in California: the UD-105 answer, your 5 court day deadline, what a default judgment means, and what to file first.
- 03 What is a 3-day notice to pay rent or quit? What a 3-day notice to pay rent or quit must contain under California law, the defects that make one invalid, and exactly what happens after the three days run out.
- 04 How long does an eviction take in California? How long does an eviction take in California? A stage by stage timeline from the first notice through the lawsuit, trial, writ of possession, and sheriff lockout.
- 05 Can I stop an eviction after judgment? Can I stop an eviction after judgment in California? Stays of eviction, the sheriff's notice to vacate, setting aside a default, and the emergency options that remain.
- 06 Eviction after foreclosure in California Eviction after foreclosure in California: what tenants and former owners face once a property is sold, which notice applies to you, and how to respond in time.
- 07 30-day and 60-day notices in California 30-day and 60-day notices in California explained: which period applies, when a just cause has to be stated, what to check on the notice, and what happens next.
- 08 Eviction court dates and deadlines Every eviction court date and deadline in a California unlawful detainer, how to read your summons, and why court days are not the same as calendar days.
Where we work
Seven California counties.
One deadline standard: never missed.
Based in Diamond Bar, serving tenants across Southern California and Sacramento for 30 years.
Eviction help by county
Find the page for your county.
Los Angeles County Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles Orange County Superior Court of California, County of Orange Riverside County Superior Court of California, County of Riverside San Bernardino County Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino San Diego County Superior Court of California, County of San Diego Ventura County Superior Court of California, County of Ventura Sacramento County Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento Not listed? Call us and we will tell you whether we can help.
Free consultation
Tell us what you received.
We will tell you your options.
No obligation, no judgment. Just a clear answer about your deadline and what can still be done.