Encinostar

INTRODUCTION

Appellant Perle Malka (Malka) was evicted from her residence by respondent Encinostar, LLC (Encinostar). The eviction occurred after Encinostar obtained a default judgment against Malka in unlawful detainer proceedings. Malka challenged the default judgment in a series of ex parte applications, which the trial court denied, and in a motion to reconsider the ruling on one of those applications, which the trial court also denied. Malka now appeals from those denials, as well as from the judgment itself. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On September 27, 2022, Encinostar filed a complaint for unlawful detainer against Malka, seeking to regain possession of a house located on Woodley Avenue in Encino (Woodley House), as well as attorney’s fees and damages of $450 per day starting from September 22, 2022. The complaint alleged Malka was using Woodley House as a party rental in violation of various regulations, creating a nuisance to the neighborhood. More specifically, the complaint claimed Malka’s parties had resulted in loud noises late into the night, 35 complaints to the Los Angeles Police Department, the explosion of professional-grade fireworks,…