Homeowner in California seeking immediate eviction for DV
landlord tenant attorney California Aug 14, 2026
Location: California, USA UPDATE: information that answered my questions provided by aeris_lives in the comments but leaving up for others who may need advice. Hello all. Not a post I’d ever hoped to be making but I’m getting conflicting info through Google. I’m located in Southern California and have owned my condo unit for a little over 4 years. I am the only person on the deed and have been the only person paying the mortgage/HOA/property tax. My partner moved in a year and a half ago but is volatile and has been violent towards me on multiple occasions, as well as destroyed some of my belongings. From what I understand, since he’s lived here for over a year an eviction (notice to quit? I’m unsure) would give him 60 days to vacate, which poses a problem for me because I have pets and personal belongings that I don’t want him to have unsupervised access to, and I would not be able to stay in the same living space during the eviction period for obvious reasons. The personal belongings could go in storage but moving them preemptively would raise red flags for him and I don’t have a local support network currently who could supervise me removing them once he’s served. Likewise, I don’t have a place to stay for 60 days that could accommodate three pets (cats and a dog). My main question is, if I report him for domestic violence to the police, would getting a protective order or restraining order override the eviction period? I have photos documenting my injuries from the abuse to back up my claims, as well as multiple text conversations with friends that are dated that I can use to corroborate. I don’t know how admissible this is when reporting it if it isn’t something immediate. The most recent (and honestly the worst) instance was probably a month ago but he’s still regularly verbally aggressive and abusive as well. Any advice is appreciated.
