Stockman

BACKGROUND

Facts Defendant moved into the property located on Challenger Way in the City of Lancaster in 2013 pursuant to an oral agreement with the owner, Infinity Challenger, LLC (Infinity). The

1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Civil Code.

2 property was subsequently sold by Infinity to plaintiff on June 28, 2019, at which time it was managed by Pama Management, Inc. (Pama).2 Change of Management Notices On July 9, 2019, Pama served defendant a notice of change of management (July notice), advising that IE Rental Homes (IE) was the new management company. The July notice indicated rent was payable to IE by cashier’s check or money order only, and that payment could be remitted to an office address in Palmdale; office hours were specified at the bottom of the notice, which was signed by “agent” Michael Garcia. On December 15, 2019, defendant was served another change of management notice (December notice), this one identifying Bridge Management Inc. (Bridge) as the new management company, effective January 1, 2020. Similar to the July notice, the December notice indicated rent was to be paid to Bridge by cashier’s check or money order only, and that payment could…