Judgment, Unlawful Detainer

Caption must identify the attorney or self-represented party. UD-110 names the plaintiff or plaintiff's attorney here because the plaintiff prepares this proposed judgment.

• Filers list a nickname or middle initial that does not match how their name appears on the complaint. The clerk matches caption-to-caption; mismatches slow processing.
• Plaintiffs use the property-management-company name when the lawsuit was actually filed in the individual landlord's name. Match the named plaintiff on the complaint.

Firm name is for attorneys; pro se plaintiffs leave it blank.

• Pro se filers fill this with their employer or 'self-represented'. Leave blank when not represented by a law firm.
• Attorneys list only the lead partner's last name without 'LLP' or 'PC'. Match the firm's official registered business name.

State Bar number applies only to attorneys. Self-represented plaintiffs do not have one and leave it blank.

• Pro se filers type their CA driver's license number. Bar number is the State Bar of California license number; pro se filers leave blank.
• Out-of-state attorneys fill in their home-state bar number. CA Rules of Court 2.111 expects the CA bar number; out-of-state counsel must associate local counsel.

Caption must include 'office address or, if none, residence address or mailing address.' Without this address the clerk cannot mail back the signed judgment.

• Filers use the rental property's address when they live elsewhere. Use the address where the court can actually reach the filer.
• Filers list a P.O. box only and skip the street. Per Rule 2.111 the caption needs a physical or mail address.

Part of the address required by rule 2.111(1).

• Filers spell the city differently than the USPS standard. Use the USPS-preferred spelling.
• Filers list the county here instead of the city.

Part of the address required by rule 2.111(1). Defaults to CA on this form.

• Filers spell out 'California' when the field expects 'CA'.
• Filers list a state different from where they receive mail. Use the actual mail-receiving state.

Part of the address required by rule 2.111(1).

• Filers paste ZIP+4 with the dash; the form's narrow box may truncate the +4. Use the 5-digit ZIP unless the form clearly accepts ZIP+4.
• Filers guess at a ZIP from memory and miss by one digit. Verify against the USPS lookup.

Rule 2.111(1) lists 'telephone number' among items the caption 'must' include.

• Filers list a phone they no longer use. The court calls this for hearing notifications.
• Filers list a work number where they cannot speak privately about the case. Use a personal number when possible.

Rule 2.111(1) literally includes 'e-mail address' in the caption requirements, but California clerks routinely accept paper UD-110 filings from self-represented landlords with the email line blank. Treated as optional in practice.

• Filers paste an email they rarely check. If the case later moves to e-service, this becomes the address the court uses.
• Pro se filers worry a blank email gets the form rejected. It does not for paper filings.

Identifies who the filer represents. Pro se landlords write 'Plaintiff in Pro Per' or the plaintiff's name.

• Pro se filers leave this blank or write 'myself'. Use 'Plaintiff in Pro Per' so the court understands the role.
• Filers in joint cases list only one party. Name all parties the filer represents.

The case caption identifies the Superior Court county. Unlawful detainer venue is the county where the property is located (CCP section 1166).

• Filers list the county they live in instead of the county where the case is venued. UD venue is set on the complaint; copy from the complaint caption.
• Filers add 'County of' as a prefix when the form already pre-prints 'COUNTY OF'.

Court street address required on caption.

• Filers list the courthouse name instead of the street address.
• Filers use an old courthouse address after a relocation. Verify against the county's current Find Your Court page.

Optional; only filled when the court's mailing address differs from its street address.

• Filers fill this when the courthouse uses the same address for mail. If court mailing equals court street, leave this blank.
• Filers paste their own P.O. Box. This is the COURT's mailing address.

Court city and ZIP required on caption.

• Filers list only the city and skip the ZIP.
• Filers use the ZIP of an old courthouse location.

Counties with multiple courthouses (LA, San Diego, Sacramento, Orange, Alameda) require the specific branch name to route the file correctly.

• Filers leave this blank in counties with multiple branches (LA, San Diego, Orange, Sacramento, Alameda). Routing to the wrong branch means the file gets stuck in inter-branch transfer.
• Filers type the courthouse's informal name instead of the official branch name. Use the formal name from the court's website.

Case number required on every page. The clerk will not be able to match UD-110 to the file without it.

• Filers type the docket-card number with hyphens different from the official case number.
• Filers omit the leading prefix ('22STUD' vs '22UD' for LA) thinking it is optional.

Plaintiff name on the caption must match the complaint exactly. Mismatches between UD-110 and the underlying complaint cause clerk rejection.

• Filers shorten a business name ('Smith Properties' instead of 'Smith Properties LLC').
• Filers list only one plaintiff when the complaint had multiple. Mirror the complaint caption.

Defendant name must exactly match the complaint and the CIV-100 default request. Differences (including 'aka' wording) prevent the clerk from entering judgment.

• Filers list the defaulted defendants but skip ones who appeared and lost at trial. Both go on UD-110; the judgment binds every named defendant.
• Filers omit DOES 1-X when the complaint included Does. Match the complaint caption.

Three core paths: (a) clerk's judgment for possession only after default (CCP 1169) - fastest; clerk signs without a hearing. (b) court default judgment after default (CCP 585(b) testimony, 585(d) declaration) - judge signs and can include money damages. (c) judgment after court trial (CCP 664.6 stipulated, or after evidence). Selecting the wrong path causes the clerk to reject the form. Pro se landlords filing only for possession should pick the clerk path.

• Pro se landlords pick item 1a (clerk's judgment for possession only) when they want money damages too. Item 1a is possession ONLY; for money, the path is 1c (court judgment after default with 585(b) prove-up) or 2 (after trial).
• Filers check item 2 (after trial) when no trial actually happened. Match the path to what actually occurred in the case.

Item 1a-c describes the predicate facts: defendant was served with the summons and complaint, failed to answer in time, and the clerk entered default on plaintiff's CIV-100 application. All three are necessary for any default-path judgment. If even one is false (e.g., default was never entered on CIV-100), the clerk will reject UD-110.

• Filers check the default path when the defendant actually answered. Use a trial path (item 2 or 2a) instead.
• Filers leave default basis blank when the path is item 1a or 1c. The clerk needs to see the predicate facts.

Date of trial. Required only if the user picked an after-trial path; required to be blank for default cases (filling it on a default form will confuse the clerk).

• Filers list the date of a hearing that was not the actual trial. Use the date the trial concluded; if testimony spanned multiple days, the last day.
• Filers fill this on the default path. Trial date applies only to items 2 and 2a; blank for default paths.

Name of the judicial officer who presided at trial. Required only on the trial path; blank for default cases.

• Filers list the judge who presided at a status conference rather than the trial judge. Use the name from the trial minute order.
• Filers misspell the judge's name. Verify against the court's website roster.

Item 4 is the address of the premises being recovered. The sheriff or marshal uses this exact address to enforce the writ of possession. Pro se landlords frequently leave off the apartment number, which causes the sheriff's office to return the writ for correction.

• Missing apartment or unit number
• Address differs (even by abbreviation) from the complaint

When checked, the judgment binds all occupants including unnamed tenants, subtenants, and named claimants, allowing the sheriff to evict everyone in the unit. To get this benefit, the plaintiff must have served a Prejudgment Claim of Right to Possession (CP10.5) with the original summons. If a CP10.5 was not served, an unnamed occupant can later file a Claim of Right to Possession and delay the lockout.

• Landlords check this without having served Form CP10.5 (Prejudgment Claim of Right to Possession). Without CP10.5 service, an unnamed occupant can challenge the eviction even after judgment; the box should not be checked.
• Landlords leave this blank when CP10.5 was served. Check the box so the judgment binds unnamed occupants too.

If the plaintiff wants money damages (past-due rent, holdover damages, fees, costs), they must check the court-judgment path AND complete UD-116 (Declaration for Default Judgment by Court). The clerk cannot enter a money judgment under CCP 1169; only the judge can.

• Landlords check the money-judgment box but skip filing a Memorandum of Costs (MC-010) and a Statement of Damages. Both are typically required for the clerk or judge to enter the money portion.
• Landlords request more money than the complaint demanded. The judgment cannot exceed the complaint's demand on a default; cap at the complaint amount.

Past-due rent demanded in the complaint. The plaintiff cannot recover more rent than what was pleaded; the court will not award rent that accrued after filing. UD-116 must support the figure.

• Filers add post-complaint rent here. Past-due rent is what was demanded in the complaint; rent accrued after the complaint was filed goes under holdover_damages.
• Filers list the lease's monthly rent times the months in arrears without checking that this matches the demand on the complaint. The judgment cannot exceed the complaint's pleaded amount.

Daily damages for the holdover period. Calculated as (daily rental value) x (days from notice expiration through judgment date).

• Filers compute holdover at the lease rate when the complaint pleaded fair rental value. Use whichever the complaint pleaded; if the complaint was silent, use the lease rate per CCP 1174(b).
• Filers calculate holdover from the date of the demand letter rather than the date the complaint was filed. Holdover damages run from notice expiration through judgment.

Available only if the lease has an attorney-fees clause and the plaintiff actually paid an attorney. Pro se landlords usually leave this blank.

• Pro se landlords claim attorney fees they never paid. Fees are recoverable only if actually incurred and the lease has an attorney-fees clause; pro se filers without counsel get $0 here.
• Landlords request fees without filing a Memorandum of Costs (MC-010) itemizing the fees. MC-010 is required for the clerk to award the line.

Filing fees and process server fees, matching the Memorandum of Costs filed with CIV-100 item 7.

• Filers double-count costs that already appear on a previously-filed Memorandum of Costs. Check the MC-010 already on file; do not duplicate.
• Filers include investigator fees or other litigation expenses not in CCP 1033.5's recoverable list. Stick to filing fee, process-server fee, and other 1033.5 items.

Catch-all for amounts not fitting the other lines. Rare; usually blank.

• Filers add prejudgment interest here. Prejudgment interest in UD requires a separate calculation under Civ. Code 3287; usually skip on default judgments unless specifically pleaded.
• Filers use this for late fees not pleaded in the complaint. Late fees must be pleaded; otherwise they cannot be added at judgment.

Sum of items 6a(1)-(5). Arithmetic errors are a top reason clerks reject UD-110 in the money-judgment path.

• Filers' arithmetic does not match the sum of the line items. The clerk recalculates and rejects on mismatch; double-check against a calculator.
• Filers exclude costs from the total. Total is the sum of all 6a(1)-(5) lines including costs.

Cancellation/forfeiture of the lease ends the tenant's right to return. Almost always checked because that is the whole point of an eviction judgment.

• Landlords leave this blank thinking the eviction itself ends the lease. The form's checkbox is what formally cancels the lease and forecloses the tenant's right to return; check the box.
• Tenants in tenant-friendly settlements check this without realizing it ends any reinstatement option. Discuss with counsel before checking; the box is irrevocable once entered.

Date the plaintiff submits the proposed judgment. The judge or clerk also dates and signs when entering the judgment; that is a separate signature line filled in by the court, not by the user.

• Filers post-date the signature thinking the form will be signed by the judge later. Use today's date; the judge dates separately when signing.
• Filers leave the date blank because the judge will date it. The plaintiff or attorney's submission date is separate from the judicial signature date; both must appear on the form.