As my colleague has stated, open an account with your bank or with your local rent control/housing commission to pay your rent. Pay what you think...

I AM IN PRO PER AND MY EX HAS AN ATTORNEY, CAN I SERVE MY DECLARATIONS AND EXHIBITS TO HIS ATTORNEY BY MAIL

I agree with my colleagues. Though Ms. James is correct that to be safe you can send it to both parties, you probably only NEED to send it to your...

After small claim appeal trial in CA, is there any way to follow up with the court to provide additional information?

I did respond with the following as a comment to my colleague: Yeah...but this would be ex parte communication. It would need to be served on the...

How can I obtain someone's address so I can proceed with a small claim?

Though I agree with Ms. Bachand, I do so MOSTLY. The WWW is a great place to start and there are many free services available. One of my...

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Must I use a registered process server or sheriff to serve a SC134?

This is the ONLY Small Claims form that MUST be served by a law enforcement officer (does not NEED to be the Sheriff, but usually is; e.g. if you...

Is the defendant in a small case personally served and then the complaint is mailed after service?

What you are describing is called substitute service. If the named party is not at home, the 'original' set is left with a person that lives in...

Is a SUMMONS also served in a small claims with the SC100?

Form SC-100 is a TOTAL of 5 pages. This is all you serve. It is what is given to you AND stamped by the court. Note, YOU, the plaintiff,...

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Can a buyer return his/her vehicle after I have repaired parts that were claimed to be broken after a failed smog check?

Under California Law, a seller of a car has the OBLIGATION to smog a car. Though not stated in your facts, it would seem the car was sold "as...

As Mr. Chen pointed out, the rule of Evidence generally do not apply in Small Claims Court (see Cal. Code of Civ. Proc 116.120; 116.510). Any...

What is the statue of limitations on an eviction suit? My evil former landlord got wrongful small judgment

The Statute of Limitations on any contract that is written is four (4) years (Cal, Code of Civ. Proc 337). The statute starts on the date of the...