What is the name of your state? California
We have withheld rent due to numerous safety violations and landlord served us with a 3 day notice and we found Unlawful Detainer papers laying on the ground outside our front door Friday morning. We supposedly had 5 days to answer from service - but were never actually served. I went to court with my answer and found out the landlord is stating we were served on the 11th! This is a lie. We found the papers on the 13th! Now he's obtained a judgment and there is nothing we can do. My wife and I are both disabled. We have lived with unsafe conditions for several months. What can we do?
We have withheld rent due to numerous safety violations and landlord served us with a 3 day notice and we found Unlawful Detainer papers laying on the ground outside our front door Friday morning. We supposedly had 5 days to answer from service - but were never actually served. I went to court with my answer and found out the landlord is stating we were served on the 11th! This is a lie. We found the papers on the 13th! Now he's obtained a judgment and there is nothing we can do. My wife and I are both disabled. We have lived with unsafe conditions for several months. What can we do?