El Dorado — How to Start an Unlawful Detainer (Eviction) Coversheet

Source: https://www.eldorado.courts.ca.gov/system/files/forms-and-filings/c-67-how-start-unlawful-detainer-eviction-coversheet.pdf

HOW TO START AN UNLAWFUL DETAINER (EVICTION) COVERSHEET

Important Government Code Section 68082 prohibits the Court Clerk from giving legal advice. This includes advice on how to fill out documents. Please seek the advice of an Information: attorney. Assistance: The Family Law Facilitator’s Office provides free assistance with evictions. Before visiting in person, please check the Facilitator’s monthly schedule on the Court’s Self-Help website for walk-in clinic and call-in hours: https://eldorado.courts.ca.gov/. Center/Family West Slope South Lake Tahoe Law Family Law Facilitator’s Office Family Law Facilitator’s Office Facilitator’s 2850 Fairlane Court, Ste 120 1354 Johnson Blvd., 1st Floor Office Placerville, CA 95667 South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 (530) 621-5098 (530) 573-3066 selfhelp@eldorado.courts.ca.gov sltselfhelp@eldorado.courts.ca.gov Instructions: Step 1: Complete the forms in blue or black ink, or electronically. Step 2: Make two (2) copies of all forms (original plus 2 copies). Copies are not required if you file electronically. Step 3: File the documents with the Clerk’s Office. Step 4: Serve forms: Service can be done by a person, not a party to the action, who is over the age of 18, a sheriff in the county where the service takes place, or a registered process server. Step 5: Proof of Service: The person who serves the documents signs the proof of service. This must be filed with the Court. Required • UD-100 Complaint – Unlawful Detainer Judicial Council • CM-010 Civil Case Cover Sheet Forms: • SUM-130 Summons - Eviction • CP10.5 Prejudgment Claim of Right of Possession • UD-120 Verification by Landlord Regarding Rental Assistance-Unlawful Detainer • POS-010 Proof of Service of Summons • UD-105 Answer-Unlawful Detainer (Blank Copy) For additional forms and information, please visit the California Courts’ website at: https://www.courts.ca.gov/, or contact the Facilitator’s Offices listed above. Filing Fees: • $240: Claim amount up to $10,000 • $385: Claim amount over $10,000 up to $35,000 • $435: Claim amount over $35,000 If you cannot afford to pay the filing fee, you may apply for a fee waiver by filling out and filing the following forms: • FW-001 Request to Waive Court Fees • FW-003 Order on Court Fee Waiver (Superior Court) Filing West Slope South Lake Tahoe Cameron Park Branch South Lake Tahoe Branch Locations: 2927 Meder Road 1354 Johnson Blvd. Cameron Park, CA 95682 South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 (530) 621-5047 (530) 573-3075 https://eldorado.courts.ca.gov/ https://eldorado.courts.ca.gov/ eFiling: Documents may be filed electronically (eFiled) in accordance with Local Rule 7.08.00. For information about eFiling, please visit the Court’s website at: https://www.eldorado.courts.ca.gov/online-services/efiling.

Optional Use How to Start an Unlawful Detainer Page 1 of 1 Local Form C-67 (Eviction) Coversheet Revised 05/20/2026