IN-PERSON: Eviction Defense: Using Tenant Power Toolkit to Answer Eviction

*This workshop will be a the Lancaster Public Library Branch ONLY*

Have you been served with eviction paperwork (a Summons and a Complaint-Unlawful Detainer)? You may only have five days to respond! At this clinic, attendees seeking assistance with answering an unlawful detainer (eviction) complaint will be guided through the Tenant Power Toolkit (www.tenantpowertoolkit.org) to complete the necessary court forms. Participants must bring their Summons and Complaint-Unlawful Detainer to the workshop.

This workshop covers:

• How to use the Tenant Power Toolkit
• How to identify defenses against the eviction and complete responsive pleadings
• How trequest a fee waiver
• How to use the Tenant Power Toolkit to find legal support

The Eviction Answer Tool will work for tenants who live anywhere in California who have been served a Summons and Complaint-Unlawful Detainer. Tenants in LA County (if they qualify for a fee waiver and are within their filing deadline) will get the option to have their documents be filed electronically with the court. All other tenants will have to file the documents the Toolkit creates in person, at the courthouse listed on your Summons and Complaint.

To Register: Online registration available at bit.ly/answerworkshop. Walk-ins will be seen on a first-come, first-served basis.

Check-in begins at 10:15 a.m.

Participants who arrive after 12 p.m. will be seen on a case-by-case basis

Contact the Tenant Power Toolkit at 323-207-5854 or email tenantpower@debtcollective.org with questions.

Presented by: Tenant Power Toolkit (https://tenantpowertoolkit.org/)

Registration fee: FREE

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice: LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.