- 1). Contact your landlord after the written notice. At this point, the landlord has not filed the unlawful detainer case in court. The landlord may be willing to work things out with you, as it does cost him or her money to go through the legal proceedings.
- 2). Examine the written notice and the lease if the landlord does not wish to work out a solution. A written notice will often have a way to cure the situation. Common cures are paying all back rent and any late fees incurred, or removing pets from the premises if they are prohibited.
- 3). Bring evidence to court showing that the landlord does not have good cause to evict you, or that he or she has not lived up to the lease. Should the landlord take you to court, it is not guaranteed that the landlord will win the eviction case. If you can bring evidence that proves the landlord is evicting you for a prohibited reason, such as sex or race, or he or she is violating the lease, the court can rule against the landlord. Some lease violations include not maintaining the property or not performing repairs that are the landlord's responsibility in a timely way.
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