Judicial Council of California Form UD-105, Answer—Unlawful Detainer Instructions

Enter the full name(s) of all defendants for whom this answer is filed.

Enter the attorney's state bar number.

Enter the full name of the attorney or party.

Enter the name of the law firm, if applicable.

Enter the street address of the attorney or party.

Enter the city of the attorney or party's address.

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Enter the ZIP code of the attorney or party's address.

Enter the telephone number of the attorney or party.

Enter the fax number of the attorney or party, if available.

Enter the email address of the attorney or party.

Enter the name of the party for whom the attorney is appearing.

Enter the official case number assigned to this legal action.

Enter the full legal name of the plaintiff in this case.

Enter the full legal name of the defendant in this case.

Enter the official case number assigned to this legal proceeding.

Enter the full name of the plaintiff in this case.

Enter the full name of the defendant in this case.

Enter the official case number for this legal proceeding.

Enter the full name of the plaintiff in this case.

Enter the full name of the defendant in this case.

Enter the case number associated with this legal action.

Enter the full name of the plaintiff.

Enter the full name of the defendant.

Provide the case number for this legal proceeding.

Enter the full name of the plaintiff.

Enter the full name of the defendant.

Check this box if the defendant is currently filing or has already filed a declaration of COVID-19-related financial distress with the court.

Enter the name of the county for the Superior Court of California.

Provide the street address of the court.

Enter the mailing address for the court.

Enter the city and zip code of the court.

Provide the name of the specific branch of the court.

Check this box if the defendant is currently filing or has already filed a declaration of COVID-19-related financial distress with the court.

Check this box if the plaintiff failed to provide an unsigned declaration of COVID-19-related financial distress with the 15-day notice.

Check this box if the plaintiff failed to provide an unsigned declaration of COVID-19-related financial distress in the language required for the rental agreement translation.

Check this box if the plaintiff identified the defendant as a 'high-income tenant' in the 15-day notice but lacked proof of this status at the time of service.

Check this box if the defendant delivered one or more declarations of COVID-19-related financial distress, and supporting documentation if they were a 'high-income tenant'.

Check this box if the plaintiff's demand for possession of a residential property is in retaliation for nonpayment of rent or other financial obligations due between March 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021.

Check this box if the plaintiff's demand for possession of a residential property is based on nonpayment of rent or other financial obligations due between March 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021, and any of the following sub-conditions apply.

Check this box if the plaintiff did not serve the general notice or notices of rights under the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act as required by Code of Civil Procedure section 1179.04.

Check this box if the plaintiff did not serve the required 15-day notice as per Code of Civil Procedure section 1179.03(b) or (c).

Check this box if the defendant delivered to the plaintiff one or more declarations of COVID-19-related financial distress and any required supporting documentation for a 'high-income tenant'.

Provide a description of when and how the declarations of COVID-19-related financial distress and supporting documentation were delivered.

Check this box if the plaintiff's demand for payment includes late fees on rent or other financial obligations that were due between March 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021.

Check this box if the plaintiff's demand for payment includes fees for services that were either increased or were not previously charged.

Check this box if the defendant, on or before September 30, 2021, paid or offered the plaintiff at least 25% of the total rental payments that were due between September 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021, and were demanded in the termination notices where declarations were delivered.

Check this box if the defendant requests reasonable attorney fees.

Check this box if the defendant requests the plaintiff be ordered to make repairs, correct conditions breaching the warranty to provide habitable premises, and reduce the monthly rent to a reasonable rental value until the conditions are corrected.

Provide a description of the facts or defenses for the items checked above.

Check this box if the plaintiff violated the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act or a local COVID-19-related eviction ordinance.

Check this box if the property is covered by the federal CARES Act and the plaintiff failed to provide the required 30 days' notice to vacate.

Check this box if the plaintiff improperly applied payments made by the defendant in a tenancy existing between March 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021, and then select all applicable sub-options.

Check this box if the plaintiff applied a security deposit to rent or other financial obligations without the tenant's written agreement.

Check this box if the plaintiff applied a monthly rental payment to past due rent or other financial obligations (between March 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021) instead of prospective rent, without the tenant's written agreement.

Check this box if the plaintiff refused to accept a rent payment from a third party.

Check this box if the defendant has a disability and the plaintiff refused to provide a requested reasonable accommodation.

Check this box if other defenses or objections exist and are described in item 3w.

Check this box if the description of facts or defenses for any items checked above is provided on Form MC-025, titled as Attachment 3w.

Check this box if the plaintiff's demand for possession is solely based on late fees because the defendant failed to provide payment within 15 days of receiving governmental rental assistance.

Check this box if the demand for possession is for a tenancy initially established before October 1, 2021, and is based on nonpayment of rent or other financial obligations due between March 1, 2020, and March 31, 2022.

Check this box if the plaintiff did not complete an application for rental assistance to cover the rental debt demanded in the complaint before filing the complaint in this action.

Check this box if the plaintiff's application for rental assistance was not denied.

Check this box if the plaintiff's application for rental assistance was denied for a reason that does not support the issuance of a summons or judgment in an unlawful detainer action.

Check this box if the plaintiff did not fully or properly complete their portion of the rental assistance application.

Check this box if the plaintiff did not apply to the correct rental assistance program.

Check this box if an application for rental assistance was filed before April 1, 2022, and the determination is still pending.

Check this box if rental assistance has been approved and the tenant is separately filing an application to prevent forfeiture using Form UD-125.

Check this box if the plaintiff's demand for possession of a residential property is based on nonpayment of rent or other financial obligations due between October 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022.

Check this box if the plaintiff's notice to quit was served before April 1, 2022.

Check this box if the notice to quit served before April 1, 2022, did not contain the required contact information for the pertinent governmental rental assistance program or other content required by Code of Civil Procedure section 1179.10(a).

Check this box if the notice to quit served before April 1, 2022, did not include a translation of the statutorily required notice as per Civil Code section 1632.

Check this box if the plaintiff's notice to quit was served between April 1, 2022, and June 30, 2022, and did not contain the required information about the government rental assistance program and possible protections, as required by Code of Civil Procedure section 1179.10(b).

Check this box if the plaintiff received or has a pending application for rental assistance from a governmental rental assistance program or other source for the rental amount claimed in the notice to pay rent or quit.

Check this box if the plaintiff received or has a pending application for rental assistance from a governmental rental assistance program or other source for rent that has accrued since the notice to pay rent or quit was issued.

Provide a detailed explanation of why the defendant denies the statements, or list the specific paragraph numbers from form UD-101 that are being denied.

Check this box if the explanation for the denial is provided on Form MC-025, titled as Attachment 2b(2)(d).

Provide an explanation for the denial of allegations in the Mandatory Cover Sheet and Supplemental Allegations, or list the paragraph numbers from form UD-101 that are being denied, as referred to in section 2.b.(2).(c).

Check this box if the defendant did not receive the plaintiff's Mandatory Cover Sheet and Supplemental Allegations (form UD-101).

Check this box if the defendant claims that the statements in the Verification required for issuance of summons-residential, item 3 of the plaintiff's Mandatory Cover Sheet and Supplemental Allegations (form UD-101) are false.

Check this box if an explanation for statements on the Mandatory Cover Sheet and Supplemental Allegations being false is provided on Form MC-025, titled as Attachment 2b(2)(c).

Check this box if the defendant generally denies every statement in the complaint and the complaint demands $1,000 or less.

Check this box if the defendant admits most statements in the complaint but denies specific ones, and the complaint demands more than $1,000. You must also complete sections (1) and (2).

Enter the paragraph numbers from the complaint or an explanation for statements denied due to insufficient information or belief.

Check this box if an explanation for denying statements of the complaint due to lack of information or belief is provided on Form MC-025, titled as Attachment 2b(1)(b).

Enter the paragraph numbers from the complaint that the defendant claims are false, or provide an explanation.

Check this box if the explanation for the false allegations in the complaint is provided on form MC-025, titled as Attachment 2b(1)(a).

Enter the printed name of the first defendant or their attorney for whom this answer is filed.

Enter the date of the first verification.

Enter the printed name of the person providing the first verification.

Check this box if the plaintiff has breached the warranty to provide habitable premises.

Check this box if the defendant made needed repairs, properly deducted the cost from the rent, and the plaintiff did not give proper credit.

Check this box if the plaintiff waived, changed, or canceled the notice to quit.

Check this box if the plaintiff served the defendant with the notice to quit or filed the complaint to retaliate against the defendant.

Check this box if the plaintiff is arbitrarily discriminating against the defendant in violation of the Constitution or the laws of the United States or California by serving the notice to quit or filing the complaint.

Check this box if the plaintiff accepted rent from the defendant for a period of time after the date the notice to quit expired.

Check this box if the plaintiff seeks to evict the defendant based on an act against the defendant or a member of the defendant's household that constitutes domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, or abuse of an elder or a dependent adult, and the required documentation is available.

Check this box if the plaintiff seeks to evict the defendant based on the defendant or another person calling the police or emergency assistance for a victim of abuse, a victim of crime, or an individual in an emergency.

Check this box if the plaintiff's demand for possession is in retaliation for nonpayment of rent or other financial obligations due between March 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021, despite other alleged reasons.

Enter the city or county, the title of the ordinance, and the date of its passage that the plaintiff's demand for possession violates.

Check this box if the plaintiff's demand for possession violates a local rent control or eviction control ordinance.

Enter the total number of pages attached to this document.

Provide a detailed description for any other requests not listed elsewhere, as indicated in section 5e.

Check this box if you have other requests that are not listed elsewhere on this form and will specify them either below this section or on form MC-025.

Check this box if all other requests you are making are fully stated on form MC-025, which should be attached and titled as Attachment 5e.

Provide specific details or explanations for any other statements or information not covered elsewhere in the form.

Check this box if there are other statements to include, and you will specify them below or on form MC-025.

Check this box if the other statements for item 4c are provided on form MC-025, titled as Attachment 4c.

Check this box if the plaintiff's demand for payment includes late fees on rent or other financial obligations due between March 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021.

Check this box if the plaintiff's demand for payment includes fees for services that were increased or not previously charged.

Check this box if the defendant, on or before September 30, 2021, paid or offered the plaintiff payment of at least 25% of the total rental payments that were due between September 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021, and were demanded in the termination notices for which defendant delivered the declarations described in (a).

Enter the date the defendant offered the rent due before the notice to pay or quit expired.

Check this box if, before the notice to pay or quit expired, the defendant offered the rent due but the plaintiff would not accept it.

Enter the printed name of the second defendant or their attorney.

Enter the date for the first verification in the second verification section.

Enter the date for the second verification in the second verification section.

Enter the date the defendant vacated the premises.

Check this box if the defendant has vacated the premises, and specify the date.

Provide a detailed explanation for why the fair rental value of the premises is considered excessive.

Check this box if you believe the fair rental value of the premises alleged in the complaint is excessive.

Check this box if the explanation for the excessive fair rental value is provided on Form MC-025, titled as Attachment 4b.

Check this box if the plaintiff's demand for possession is subject to the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, Civil Code section 1946.2 or 1947.12, and is not in compliance with the act.

Check this box if the plaintiff failed to state a just cause for termination of tenancy in the written notice to terminate.

Check this box if the plaintiff failed to provide an opportunity to cure any alleged violations of terms and conditions of the lease (other than payment of rent) as required under Civil Code section 1946.2(c).

Check this box if the plaintiff failed to comply with the relocation assistance requirements of Civil Code section 1946.2(d).

Check this box if the plaintiff has raised the rent more than the amount allowed under Civil Code section 1947.12, and the only unpaid rent is the unauthorized amount.

Check this box if the plaintiff violated the Tenant Protection Act in another manner that defeats the complaint.

Enter the printed name of the third defendant or their attorney.

Enter the date for this third verification.

Enter the typed or printed name for the third verification.

Enter the full name of the unlawful detainer assistant.

Enter the telephone number of the unlawful detainer assistant.

Enter the full street address, city, and zip code of the unlawful detainer assistant.

Enter the county where the unlawful detainer assistant is registered.

Enter the registration number of the unlawful detainer assistant.

Enter the expiration date of the unlawful detainer assistant's registration.

Check this box if an unlawful detainer assistant did not, for compensation, provide advice or assistance with this form.

Check this box if an unlawful detainer assistant did, for compensation, provide advice or assistance with this form.