I remember in one of my cases, the magistrate rejected/delayed every single first appearance eviction that was there, regardless of whether the defendants showed up or not.

They don't fill out a profile, don't weigh in on anything else, and their accounts were created the day after the "trigger" forum post and the first day they make three posts defending the guru/program/etc. 

We have been to Springfield and DC to defend landlord rights.

@Shane H.When I was a freshman in college I joined the campus radio station, there was a series of broadcasts (not mine) targeted at the university president... needless to say, there was a mandatory meeting for all on-air personalities called.. the facility advisor opened by saying somthing along the lines of “everyone has a righ to free speech, that being said, the average cost to defend a defamation lawsuit in the US is 300k (circa 2001), the station is not responsible for your speech, are you ready?”

Even if someone breaks into your house, it is more likely the weapon will be stolen or used against you, than it is likely you will use it to defend yourself.I am not sure any of this matters relative to the original post, but interesting none the less.

I saw a case in small claims that had the plaintiff (property manager) was evicting the defendant (the tenant) over a discharged firearm.

At first I found myself pleading/defending my case all the time.

Yet, people defend investing there.

You need to be a little less sensitive and try to not feel you need to defend your philosophy for saving money.You want to save money I want my money to earn it's keep.

After being served the unlawful detainer, the defendant has 5 days to answer or the judge will award the landlord a default judgment.