Kremerman

INTRODUCTION

This appeal arises from a breach of contract action by landlord Michael Kremerman against his former tenant, appellant Angela White. 1 The trial court entered a default and a default judgment against White. White moved to vacate the default and resulting judgment, alleging she was never effectively served with the summons and complaint. The trial court denied the motion. On appeal, appellant White argues the trial court should have granted her relief under Code of Civil Procedure 2 section 473, subdivision (d), and section 473.5. She argues the trial court never acquired personal jurisdiction over her because service of summons by respondent Kremerman was defective. We agree. We reverse the trial court’s denial of the motion to vacate and remand with instructions to the trial court to vacate entry of default and the default judgment and to set aside the garnishment order issued to execute the judgment.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. Background Information On April 1, 2017, Kremerman and White entered into a written lease agreement for the real property located at 11902 Laurel Hills Road, Studio City, California (Studio City property).

The parties…