Bhat

BACKGROUND

The plaintiffs, Ravi Bhat and Meenakshi Bhat as Trustees of the Ravi and Meenakshi Bhat Living Trust, are owners of real property located at 5537 Perugia Circle, San Jose, CA 95138. They allege that they entered into a written lease agreement with defendant Yusufu Tajiguli on October 16, 2022 with respect to that property. The plaintiffs and defendant are all residents of Santa Clara County and thus citizens of California. The complaint alleges that the defendant was delinquent in the amount of $6,000 as of August 15, 2023, and failed to pay rent or vacate the property within three days of a notice. The plaintiffs then commenced this unlawful detainer action in Santa Clara Superior Court on August 21, 2023 seeking restitution of possession of the property, unpaid rent in the amount of $6,000, and damages at a rate of $200 per day from September 1, 2023 for each day the defendant continues to possess the property. Appearing pro se, the defendant filed a notice of removal and an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis on October 23, 2023. On December 6, 2023, the plaintiffs filed a motion to 1 remand. 2 LEGAL STANDARDS 3 …