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8 Superior Court of the State of California

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12 Plaintiff, ) ANSWER OF DEFENDANT _______ TO
) UNLAWFUL DETAINER COMPLAINT OF
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COMES NOW, the Defendant, ____________, who answers the unlawful detainer complaint
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of Plaintiff, ________________________, as follows:

9 1. Defendant denies the allegations in paragraph 1 and 6.

10 2. Defendant admits the allegations in paragraph 2.

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3. Defendant has no information or belief that the allegations in paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 7, 8,
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9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 are true so Defendant denies them.
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4. Except as expressly admitted herein, Defendant denies all of the allegations of the
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ANSWER OF DEFENDANT _____________ TO COMPLAINT
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unless it definitely applies to your particular situation.
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FURTHER, AS SEPARATE AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES to each and every cause of action
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of the complaint, this answering defendant is informed and believes, and on such information and
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5. As a First and Separate Affirmative Defense to the complaint this answering defendant
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alleges that the complaint fails to state a cause of action for unlawful detainer on the grounds that the
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