CA Unlawful Complaint, Cover Sheet, Addendum, Summons, Pre Claim?

[Neil G.]

Just met with my lawyer who previously served for me a Notice to Quit which succeeded without further ado last year and those tenants vacated.

Surprisingly, he seemed to recommend this time around I not retain him (since it would cost $2000 retainer just to start the eviction on these default tenants who are in breach including drug activity) and instead use an eviction support service rather than attorney. The main reasoning being that a family of 4 doped up daily on meth will most likely not want to face a sheriff entering their apt and arresting any or all of them on the spot for drugs or paraphernalia on their person or personal belongings.

I do like the sound of that, but can't seem to find any clear 'flat fee' eviction services in this area (Long Beach/Signal Hill) or surrounding LA area. I have found alot of one-pager websites that offer the service but are either too far away or very vague and don't explain their 'flat' fee.

The 3 days to quit already passed and the next step i would imagine is prepare the Complaint, Cover, Addendum, Summons, and Claim and take them all to the court to purchase a case # (for $240) and if everything filled out correct to the T, file it and then serve summons with the case# on it and file proof of service (done by a 3rd party, to each tenant individually, personally?)

Are there online forms available for all those 4-5 documents (Complaint, Cover, Addendum, Summons, and Prejudgement Claim)?

I've done UD's in NY but this will be my first in CA.. help!