Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

Re: Cross complaint in civil vs small claims

If you filed suit in small claims court, its technically not a cross complaint, in that you will then have two separate lawsuits pending in two different courts. The landlord's suit in civil (superior) court will continue going forward independent of your suit. Yes, it is cheaper in Small Claims Court, however, you are already going to have to defend the civil suit, so consolidating the two into one action makes more sense in my mind.

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