Residential tenancies: eviction: notices.

Existing law governs unlawful detainer proceedings. Existing law requires the clerk to mail a specified notice upon the filing of an unlawful detainer action to each defendant named in the action and requires the notice to contain the name and telephone number of the county bar association as well as other legal services organizations that provide services to low-income persons. This bill would require that the notice described above contain, in addition to the information on the county bar association, the name and telephone number of any entity that requests inclusion on the notice and demonstrates to the satisfaction of the court that it is duly authorized by the State Bar as a lawyer referral service and maintains a panel of attorneys qualified in the practice of landlord-tenant law, as specified. The bill would also require the notice to contain a specified statement that includes the telephone number and Internet Web site address of the State Bar.