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Forcible Entry or Detainer: Forcible entry is: 1) Breaking open doors or windows, or using violence or terror to get into a property; or 2) Going into a property peacefully, and then removing the tenant or lawful occupant by physical force, verbal threats, or menacing conduct.
Forcible detainer is: 1) Using force, or by threats of violence, to keep a property; or 2) Entering any real property at nighttime or during the occupant's absence and refusing to surrender for five days after a demand to do so.
A forcible entry or detainer action is a lot like an unlawful detainer lawsuit . They both focus on who has to move out. They are both heard more quickly than most other lawsuits.
Action to get back Storage Space: An unlawful detainer lawsuit cannot be used to remove personal property from rented storage units. Disputes that concern the rental of storage units can be resolved through the procedures set forth in the California Self-Service Storage Facility Act. See Bus. & Prof. Code 21700 et seq.
Ejectment: An ejectment is a regular civil action that is used to reclaim real property and pursue money damages from occupants who are staying on the property illegally. Ejectment is not as effective as an unlawful detainer because it takes much more time. However, it should be used when the occupant's status or title to the property is in issue.
Quiet Title: A quiet title action is a regular civil action that is used to establish a person's title to property , and also to confirm an occupant's right to possession or to determine other rights related to real property.
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