Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

Re: Corporation filed lawsuit which normally is only open to an individual

And your question is? I assume you are asking what can you do. First, you may be able to defend the Unlawful Detainer by proving at trial that the coporation is not the legal owner of the property. To prove ownership, you are going to have to find an expert to testify at trial to the ownership of the property, unless you can get the plaintiff corporation to admit under cross-examination that they do not own the property. Someone who works for a title company and has access to title records could qualify as an expert to testify that as of the date of the filing of the action, the record owner of the property was "John Doe" and not "X corporation." The problem you face, even with expert testimony is that the corporation could have an unrecorded ownership interest in the property. Depending upon where you stand in the eviction process, you can propound discovery of the plaintiff asking these questions about ownership. I strongly encourage you retain an attorney as getting this defense on record, and presenting it at trial are not easy. Additionally, seeking discovery from the plaintiff isn't very easy and you would be best served to be represented by a professional. Good luck - that could be a very interesting case.

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Re: Corporation filed lawsuit which normally is only open to an individual

Then prove that they are not the interested party at trial and dismiss due to lack of standing. Contact me directly.