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CA Court Legal Services
916-892-0773
Cal-Court Legal Support
Serving California
Unlawful Detainers
Convenient Online Service of Process Requests
Send your request online quickly and easily. You may quickly submit your requests for legal document servicing via our state of the art online portal. Registration is free and records are saved in your account for future reference, indefinitely.
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Landlord’s Eviction Process
California Eviction Company Explains The Eviction Steps for Landlords
4 Steps in Landlord’s Eviction Process in California
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PREPARATION AND SERVICE OF EVICTION NOTICE TO TENANTS
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3, 30, 60, or 90 day notice is served
Most of the evictions, unlawful detainers, are due to non-payment of rent. The landlord begins the eviction process by serving a 3-Day Notice to Pay or Quit. Once the three days are over and the tenant has not paid nor left the premises, we file the eviction lawsuit.
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UNLAWFUL DETAINER SUIT
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In the state of California, an eviction lawsuit is known as an “unlawful detainer” suit. We draft and file the unlawful detainer summons and complaint in the local Superior Court.
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SERVICE OF THE LAWSUIT
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It usually takes a few days to serve the tenant(s) with a copy of the lawsuit, assuming the tenant(s) are not evading service. Once tenant(s) and occupants are personally served with a copy of the filed unlawful detainer lawsuit they have 5 calendar days to formally file an Answer to the lawsuit.
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After serving an eviction notice (also referred to as an “Eviction Lawsuit”, your tenant may choose to fight the action. In most cases, this means that he or she will file an answer in court. You should receive a copy of this answer from the tenant’s lawyer by mail. After your lawyer has filed a request for a trial, it is required by law that your eviction case be heard in court within 20 days.Eviction is a hurried up civil lawsuit for the California landlord to regain possession of his/her property. The landlord is seeking the Court’s help to obtain physical possession of the rental property. Do not try to physically evict tenants, turn off the utilities, lock out tenants, etc.
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CLERK’S DEFAULT JUDGMENT FOR POSSESSION
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If the tenant(s) do not file an Answer, this happens in the majority of our cases, to the eviction complaint within the 5 days from date of service, our office will draft and file the Request for Default and get Judgment for Possession. We also prepare the Writ of Possession for you. In most cases, these proceedings take only about 4 to 6 weeks.In the event that the tenant(s) do file an Answer to the eviction complaint, this happens in less than 25% of our cases, we will draft and file the Request/Counter Request for Court Trial. The trial should then take place within approximately 20 days. There is no law that states you must hire an attorney to represent you at court trial. You may represent yourself, but in the event you wish to be represented by a California Eviction Attorney we will appoint one to you for a flat-fee of an average of $350 for one court hearing. Most court trials conclude in one hearing. One of the landlords or an agent of the landlord must appear at trial to take the witness stand. If you win, we will have drafted for you the Court’s Judgment for Possession and the Writ of Possession.
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***For process serving orders, our deadline is 12:30 pm Pacific Time within California. Outside of California, our deadline is 9:30 am Pacific Time. Orders submitted after our deadline will be processed as if received the next business day.***
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We verify each address & if there's anything unusual that comes up, we immediately notify you.
In addition to Personal Serves we also provide serves by:
Service By Registered Agent & Business Serves
Service By Posting
Service By
Convenient Online Service of Process Requests
Send your request online quickly and easily. You may quickly submit your requests for legal document servicing via our state of the art online portal. Registration is free and records are saved in your account for future reference, indefinitely.
After submitting your order, you will receive confirmation of your service with regular updates to keep you informed of the service's progress.
Our capable team of process servers are able to deliver same-day service even at short notice and on the weekends. You can be assured that with our experience we will be able to take care of all your legal documents with the utmost efficiency and speed.
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Service of process is handled by our experienced and registered process servers. Servers are local to their areas, are familiar with the quickest routes and are sure to stay in compliance with the code of civil procedure.
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***For process serving orders, our deadline is 12:30 pm Pacific Time within California. Outside of California, our deadline is 9:30 am Pacific Time. Orders submitted after our deadline will be processed as if received the next business day.***
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We verify each address & if there's anything unusual that comes up, we immediately notify you.
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Our Team serves & posts all legal documents for
Unlawful Detainers Cases
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$99 (preparation for each optional)
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EVICTION NOTICE- We Prepare a Notice that complies with California Law
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3 Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit
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3 Day Notice to Pay Utilities or Quit
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3 Day Notice to Perform Covenant or Quit
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3 Day Notice to Quit
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30 Day Notice to Vacate
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60 Day Notice to Vacate
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90 Day Notice to Vacate
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120 Day Notice to Vacate
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5 Day Squatter Notice
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EVICTION COURT BASE PACKAGE -
Assistants Prepare, File, and Serve Court Documents.
$799
Once the Notice is served and the tenants do not comply with the notice, you are ready to proceed with the eviction process. Service can be individually chosen or grouped together as a package for additional savings.
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Our base-fee includes:
Preparation of Initial Eviction Notice
Service of Process - Routine Local- of the Initial Notice
Preparation of Summons and Unlawful Detainer Complaint Lawsuit
Service of Process - Routine Local - of the Lawsuit (up to 3 attempts)
Preparation of Clerk’s Default and Judgment for Possession
Preparation of Request or Counter Request for Court Trial, if necessary
Preparation of Judgment for Possession of Premises
Submission to Court of Forms for Filing
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NOTICE COMPLETE PACKAGE is $249.00 and includes:
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Preparation & service of the eviction notice
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NOTICE PREP PACKAGE is $199.00 and includes:
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Preparation of the eviction notice
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INITIAL DOCS PREP ONLY PACKAGE is $375.00 and includes ONLY: Preparation of all initial unlawful detainer court documents (summons, complaint, civil case cover sheet)
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JUDGMENT DOCS PREP ONLY PACKAGE is $375.00 and includes ONLY:
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Preparation of all Judgment paperwork
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​Service of Process added separately starting at $85+ Routine & Local
Court Fees vary depending on Court / County $50 +
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OUR SERVICE FEES DO NOT INCLUDE THE COURT FILING FEES, WHICH IS THE FEE THE COURT CHARGES TO INITIATE THE UNLAWFUL DETAINER CASE.
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IF THE PROPERTY WHERE THE EVICTION IS TO TAKE PLACE IS IN A RURAL LOCATION AND SERVICE OF PROCESS IS REQUIRED ADDITIONAL SERVICE FEES MAY APPLY.​​
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Simplify Your Evictions
Cal-Court Legal offer full-service eviction services solutions to make the eviction process stress free. We provide a full array of services from the beginning of the process to the end and everything in between. We can help you prepare your Notice to Quit, we can have our registered process servers deliver or serve the notice on the tenants. We will continue the process by filing the Unlawful Detainer Lawsuit (Eviction) for you and again, get the tenants served with the court Summons and Complaint.
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Once your case has won, which presumably it does we've got you covered for JUDGEMENT ENFORCEMENT.
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With experienced document preparartion specialists who can prep the correct documents for enforcement. Experience servers who can file and serve the right levy documents, in order to get you the money rightly owed to you- one way or another. If need be through bank levy, wage garnishment or mediation agreement.
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Want Fast Results?
Providing Eviction, Collection, and Small Claims Attorney Services
When you have unwanted tenants you need to get rid of ASAP, we help protect your property investments by completing the eviction in the fastest time possible.
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We can prepare the correct preliminary California eviction notice, and take care of the entire process all the way through the Unlawful Detainer procedure.
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We offer a base-fee package as our company does everything in-house from preparing all notices required by law, complaints and judgments, service, and all filings. We ensure that the paperwork we prepare for you will meet the court requirements for a valid eviction case.
Using professional, well-trained staff equipped with the latest computer systems, we specialize in properly handling all the legal paperwork and filing with the court in order to save you time and money providing you unmatched landlord legal services.
Here are the answers to landlord’s most frequently asked questions about the California eviction process.
Save time, energy and costs with CA Court Legal Services​
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3 day - 30 day - 60 day - 90 day serves / postings​
Eviction Filings, Postings & Serves
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All orders received by our office are logged into our system right away and sent out for service immediately.
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If our process servers encounter any unusual situations, they will document everything, taking pictures if necessary and provide you with the pertinent information.
Average turn around time is 2 to 7 days on routine service of process. Your proof of service of service is promptly completed and returned to you or the court.
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Delivery All Throughout California
Here at Cal-Court Legal we provide vast coverage throughout the state to ensure efficient and timely delivery of court documents. We've strategically positioned process servers that are skilled in offering reliable and legal services. You can rely on our experience in serving a wide array of legal documents, and our remarkable track record of success to achieve extraordinary results speaks for itself.
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LICENSED - INSURED - BONDED.
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​We cover the entire state of California and our process servers are trained to manage all your legal documents with accuracy and efficiency, resulting in consistently outstanding outcomes.
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Ongoing status updates via email for the duration of your cases
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Commercial and residential properties
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Preparation of notices, including 3 Day Notice to Pay or Quit, 3 Day Notice to Perform or Quit, 3 Day Notice to Vacate, 30/60/90/120 Day Notice, etc.​​​
4 Options of Service
On Demand
Service first attempted same day from receiving order
Urgent (RUSH)
Service first attempted within
24 hours (1 day) from receiving order
Priority
Service first attempted within
48 hours (2 days) from receiving order
Routine
Service first attempted within
72 hours (3 days) from receiving order
Deadline for Same Day Service is 12:30 pm