Unlawful Detainer

If you are in need of information on the subject of Landlord-Tenant issues, including free forms packets, you can visit the Kern County Law Library’s space in order to speak with the staff of the Landlord-Tenant Assistance Center.

You do not have to visit in order to get information – you can always call them at (661) 610-6299 or email them at ltac@kern.courts.ca.gov

If you want to visit in person, they are available for walk-in visits from 8AM-12PM Monday – Friday, and they reopen for walk-in hours after lunch from 1PM-2PM Monday – Thursday.

Just like the Law Library, Landlord-Tenant Assistance Center staff are not licensed to practice law, and cannot give legal advice or prepare paperwork for anyone.  They are limited to providing general information about unlawful detainer (eviction) cases in California to self-represented parties and reviewing completed documents to ensure there are no obvious errors or defects which will prevent them from being filed in the civil department.

What Can LTAC do for Landlords?

LTAC provides sample Notices, free premade packets to initiate an Unlawful Detainer lawsuit, and general information about the process of evicting a tenant in California.

While LTAC cannot fill out your forms for you, they can provide you with a general description of the process you will need to follow to lawfully evict a tenant.

To be clear: LTAC is not able to provide you with legal advice – only information.

Information packets are provided in English and Spanish, but please note that all filings in the Superior Court must be in English.