Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in California

If she is still in the property, you can file an eviction action against her AFTER you properly prepare and serve her with a three day notice to pay or quit. In California, you can have an email rental agreement, an oral rental agreement or even a written rental agreement. What you need to establish is that you agreed to rent her the property for a specific period of time and for a specific amount of money, that she failed to honor the agreement by not paying the rent, that you gave her the proper notice requiring her to pay the additional rent, and she failed to do pay or leave the property.

If she has already moved out, then do not file an eviction - simply file a small claims court lawsuit to collect the $100. You need to write to her first and demand the money, but that is easier than the eviction.

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