Court document library
Every form has a number in the corner and a clock attached to it. Find the paper you were handed, read what it means and what to do, and preview or download the official Judicial Council form without leaving the page.
The forms below are the current official versions published by the Judicial Council of California, hosted here so they can be previewed on the page. Court forms change; the revision date is shown on each document's page, and the court's own copy is always linked.
Served a SUM-130 eviction summons? You have 10 court days to file a written response or the landlord can win by default. What to file, and how we file it.
10 court days from the day you are served to file a written response
The UD-101 cover sheet comes with every California eviction complaint. What its checkboxes mean for tenants, what to look for, and what to do next.
No deadline of its own; the summons served with it starts the 10 court day clock
The UD-105 is the form California tenants file to answer an eviction lawsuit. What it does, the defenses it covers, the fee waiver, and how to file it on time.
Must be filed within the response period on the summons, normally 10 court days from service
CP10.5 form explained: the Prejudgment Claim of Right to Possession for adults in the rental not named in the eviction case. Who files it, when, and why.
Must be filed within the same response period printed on the summons
Cannot afford the fee to file your unlawful detainer answer? The FW-001 fee waiver: who qualifies, what to fill in, and how to file it with your response.
File it with your answer, inside the response period on the summons
Received a UD-150 after answering your eviction case? What the request to set case for trial means, how fast trial is set, and how to ask for a jury.
Trial is normally set within about 20 days of the request being filed
A UD-110 means the court has entered judgment in your eviction case. What it says, what happens next with the writ and the sheriff, and the options left.
The writ can issue immediately; the sheriff's notice gives 5 days before lockout
An EJ-130 writ of possession sends the sheriff to enforce an eviction judgment. What the writ and the notice to vacate mean, the 5-day window, and your options.
5 days from the sheriff's notice to vacate until the lockout
There is no official form for these. The landlord writes them, the law says what they must contain, and their defects become your defenses later.
A 3-day notice to pay rent or quit is the landlord's first step, not the eviction. What the notice must contain to be valid, how the days count, and what to do.
3 days, not counting Saturdays, Sundays, or court holidays, to pay the full amount or move out
A 30-day or 60-day notice ends a month-to-month tenancy in California. Which one applies, when just cause and relocation assistance apply, and what to do.
30 or 60 calendar days from service, depending on how long you have lived there
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