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CALIFORNIA SUPERIOR COURT
File to take back your rental property — step by step, in plain language
The UD-100 is the official California court form that starts an eviction lawsuit. As a landlord, you file it to ask the Superior Court to order your tenant to leave and award you unpaid rent, damages, and attorney fees.
Average time
30–60 minutes to complete the form; additional time needed to prepare attachments
Difficulty
moderate
Best for
Landlords (individual or corporate) evicting a residential or commercial tenant for nonpayment of rent, lease violations, expiration of a fixed-term lease, or other lawful grounds in California
Get a court judgment ordering your tenant to vacate the property and pay the rent and damages they owe, so you can regain possession and recover your losses.
Serving the wrong type of notice, using the wrong service method, or omitting required Tenant Protection Act disclosures can result in your case being dismissed — forcing you to re-serve and refile, adding weeks of delay and additional costs.
Identify the court, the parties (plaintiff and defendant), whether this is a new complaint or an amendment, and whether the case is a limited or unlimited civil action based on the amount claimed.
Describe what type of person or entity is bringing the eviction (individual, corporation, public agency, partnership), and state your legal relationship to the property (owner or other).
State the full address of the rental property, the type of tenancy (month-to-month or other), the rent amount, payment frequency, and who made the original rental agreement with the tenant.
Confirm whether the property is covered by California's Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (Civil Code § 1946.2). If it is, state the just cause for eviction and any relocation assistance provided.
Identify the type of notice served, the date it expired, and confirm the tenant did not comply. For TPA cases with a 3-day notice under § 1946.2(c), include the date of the prior required notice.
Describe exactly how you delivered the eviction notice — personal delivery, substituted service, post-and-mail, certified mail, or commercial lease method — including dates and the name of any person who received it.
State whether you have received or applied for any rental assistance (from any source) for the rent amounts covered by the notice and for rent that came due after the notice. Required in all nonpayment cases.
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Start ca-ud100-unlawful-detainer walkthroughState the rent owed, the daily rental value for holdover damages, any relocation/waived-rent damages, attorney fees, and other relief you are asking the court to award.
Disclose if a paid non-attorney UD assistant helped prepare the form, then sign and date the complaint under penalty of perjury.