Los Angeles County is the largest and most complicated eviction jurisdiction in California. It has more courthouses, more separate city ordinances, and more filings than anywhere else in the state, and all of that complexity sits on top of the same short response deadline every California tenant gets. If you have been served here, the volume of the system is not on your side. Nothing waits for you to figure out where to file.
We have been helping Los Angeles County tenants respond on time for thirty years, from an office in Diamond Bar at the county’s eastern edge. Whatever you were handed, read it to us over the phone and you will know your deadline and your options within a few minutes.
Which court hears unlawful detainer cases in Los Angeles County
Eviction cases in this county are filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles. The county is covered by a large number of courthouse locations, and unlawful detainer filings are directed to the courthouse serving the area where the property sits. The correct location appears on your summons.
This matters more here than in smaller counties. Filing at the wrong courthouse can cost you days, and days are the entire budget in an unlawful detainer case.
Cities we serve in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County is where our office is. We prepare and file eviction responses for tenants across the whole county, and these are some of the cities we hear from most. Your case goes to the courthouse printed on your summons, which depends on where the property is.
- Diamond Bar: our office is here, at 1370 Valley Vista Dr, Suite 200.
- La Puente: a short drive west of our Diamond Bar office.
- Pomona: the city right next to Diamond Bar.
- Pasadena: a San Gabriel Valley city where we check local tenant rules on top of state law.
- Los Angeles: the county's largest city, with its own tenant protections.
- Long Beach: the county's second-largest city.
Eviction help in Diamond Bar
Our office is in Diamond Bar, so if you live here you are minutes away. Call first at (951) 702-7771 and read us the first page of what you were served; most of the time we can confirm your deadline on that call.
Eviction help in La Puente
Tenants in La Puente are close to our office and served by the same Los Angeles County court system as the rest of the San Gabriel Valley. The courthouse for your case is the one named in item 1 of your summons. If you were handed a notice rather than court papers, you are at an earlier stage and have more room, but that notice is already running.
Eviction help in Pomona
Pomona borders Diamond Bar, and we help Pomona tenants with everything from 3-day notices to sheriff’s notices to vacate. If you have been served a summons, you have 10 court days to respond, and the sooner you call the more time we have to prepare it.
Eviction help in Pasadena
Several cities in this county have their own tenant protection rules, so for a Pasadena address we check what applies on top of state law before anything is filed. That check can matter as much as the deadline. Give us the property address and the date you were served.
Eviction help in Los Angeles
The City of Los Angeles has its own tenant protection rules layered on state law, and the county has many courthouse locations. Both make it worth having someone read your papers before you file. We can prepare and file your UD-105 answer before your deadline.
Eviction help in Long Beach
Long Beach tenants get the same 10 court day response window as everyone else in California, no longer. Read us the summons and the proof of service and we will count the court days with you.
Because a number of cities in this county have their own tenant protection rules on top of state law, the property address is one of the first things we ask for. Two apartments a mile apart can be governed by different requirements.
Not on this list? We work throughout the county, including the surrounding communities and unincorporated areas. Call and ask.
Eviction document preparation in Los Angeles County
Everything below is prepared and filed for tenants in Los Angeles County, starting with a free call to confirm your deadline.
Fast unlawful detainer answer (UD-105) preparation and filing
Your formal response to the lawsuit, prepared and filed before your deadline.
Stay of eviction requests after a sheriff’s notice to vacate
Emergency filings asking the court to postpone a lockout after a sheriff’s notice has been posted.
3-day, 30-day, and 60-day notice response help
Review of your 3-day, 30-day, or 60-day notice for defects and a plain explanation of what it means.
Eviction defense paperwork in Los Angeles County: motions and demurrers
Challenges to defective notices and complaints where an answer is not the right first move.
Eviction help after foreclosure
Support for tenants and former owners after a property has been sold.
Filing and deadline tracking
Every court date monitored, with 24/7 online access to your file’s progress.
Unlawful detainer response help in Los Angeles County
If you are holding the summons now, read what to do when you are served an unlawful detainer summons, then call. Here is the short version.
If you were served with a summons and complaint, you generally have 10 court days to file a written response. Court days exclude Saturdays, Sundays, and court holidays. If nothing is on file when that window closes, the landlord can request entry of default, and a default judgment leads to a writ of possession and a sheriff lockout without your side ever being heard.
If you were handed a notice instead of court papers, you are at an earlier stage and you have more room, but that notice is already running.
3-day notice help in Los Angeles County
A 3-day notice to pay rent or quit is the landlord’s first step, not the eviction itself. No court case exists yet, and nothing can happen to you in court on the strength of the notice alone. The three days do not count Saturdays, Sundays, or court holidays. Some cities in Los Angeles County add their own tenant rules on top of state law, so the property address on the notice matters.
Before you pay an amount you may not owe, or start packing, have the notice read. Demands that include late fees or utilities, missing or wrong payment instructions, and days counted straight through a weekend are among the defects we see most. See what a 3-day notice to pay rent or quit must contain, or call (951) 702-7771 and read it to us.
Start here
- What can I do if I’m being evicted? covers every stage and what still works at each one.
- How to respond to an unlawful detainer walks through the UD-105 answer and the defenses it raises.
- Eviction court dates and deadlines explains how to read your summons and why court days are not calendar days.
- Can I stop an eviction after judgment? is for anyone who already has a notice from the sheriff.
Call now to stop an eviction in Los Angeles County
Our phones are answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, because eviction papers do not arrive on a schedule. Call (951) 702-7771 and read us the first page of what you were served. The consultation is free, and by the end of the call you will know exactly what your deadline is and what has to be filed before it.
Los Angeles County questions
Which court handles my eviction case in Los Angeles County?
Unlawful detainer cases are heard in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles. The county is served by many courthouses across a very large area, and eviction filings are assigned by the location of the property. The correct courthouse is printed on your summons, and filing in the wrong one wastes days you may not have.
Do Los Angeles city rules apply to my eviction?
Los Angeles County contains dozens of separate cities, and several of them have their own tenant protection ordinances layered on top of state law. Which rules apply depends on the address of the property, not on where the landlord lives or where the case is filed. Tell us the property address and we will sort out what applies.
How fast do I need to act in Los Angeles County?
The same as anywhere else in California. If you have been served with a summons and complaint you generally have 10 court days (weekends and court holidays do not count) to file a response. Los Angeles courthouses are among the busiest in the state, which makes filing early rather than at the deadline genuinely valuable.
Do you handle cases across the whole county?
Yes. We work throughout Los Angeles County, from the South Bay to the San Fernando Valley to the San Gabriel Valley and the Antelope Valley, and our office in Diamond Bar sits at the eastern edge of the county.
This website provides general information about the California eviction process and is not legal advice.