Wong

BACKGROUND

On February 18, 2020, plaintiff filed an unlawful detainer complaint seeking possession of the premises—a three-bedroom apartment, part of a multiunit property located in the City of Glendale. Plaintiff alleged that on or about January 15, 1997, defendants entered into a written lease agreement in which they agreed to pay rent of $950 on the first day of each month, which was later increased to $1,050. On February 4, 2020, plaintiff caused defendants to be served with a three-day notice to perform covenants or quit the premises, and defendants failed to comply with the demands in the notice. A copy of the rental agreement, addendum and the three-day notice were attached to the complaint. Plaintiff sought possession of the premises, forfeiture of the rental agreement, daily damages, and attorney’s fees. As pertinent, the three-day notice alleged that paragraph 4 of the rental agreement limited occupancy of the premises to Markarian, Tarvirdian, Marita Acuna, and a person identified only as “Polet,”2 and that defendants were in violation of the rental agreement by allowing Ronald Acuna and a young girl to occupy the premises since 2017. In their answer,

1 Unspecified…