Porter

BACKGROUND FACTS AND PROCEDURE

On or about August 21, 2017, plaintiffs Leanne Porter, et al. (plaintiffs), as lessor, and Metron Capital, Inc., also known as Elder Creek LLC (Metron), as lessee, entered a lease for the property located at 8842 Elder Creek Road, Sacramento, California. The initial term was for five years, with a monthly base rent of $16,500. In March 2018 and April 2020, the parties agreed to amendments to the lease, which, among other things, adjusted the monthly rent. Redmon, as Metron’s Chief Financial Officer, signed all three lease documents on behalf of Metron. On December 5, 2022, plaintiffs filed a complaint in unlawful detainer against defendants Metron, Redmon, and Robert Posten, seeking possession of the leased property, $45,095 in past-due rent, holdover rent in the amount of $240.62 per day, other damages in an amount to be determined at trial, plus attorney’s fees and costs. A copy of the lease and the two amendments (collectively, the Lease) were attached as exhibits to the complaint. The complaint and the attached exhibits identify Metron as the sole lessee under the Lease. The complaint does not allege that Redmon is a party to the Lease, but…