Ellis-Sanders

I.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Tenant, who is representing herself in this action, has provided an incomplete appellate record, and she has included only very limited citations to the record in her appellate briefing. Despite those deficiencies, we have attempted to infer the relevant factual and procedural background from the incomplete record before us. The trial court, in its ruling against Tenant, stated the following basic background facts: “This is an unlawful detainer case. [Tenant] stopped paying rent for the months of June 2022 through February of 2023. She was served with a three-day notice on February 19, 2023.” The rental unit at issue is an apartment in the city of Oceanside. According to the register of actions, an unlawful detainer complaint was filed by Landlord against Tenant and her codefendant, Stormi Sanders, on April 17, 2023. The complaint is not included in the appellate record. Default was entered against Tenant on May 31, 2023, and default judgment was entered on July 7, 2023. Shortly thereafter, in mid-July 2023, Tenant filed an ex parte application to contest the default. Subsequently, a noticed motion to vacate the default and default judgment…