California · Code of Civil Procedure
CCP § 1174.2: Stay of execution in unlawful detainer — hardship
Landlord–Tenant
What this law says, in plain English
A court may delay an eviction judgment if the defendant shows hardship, allowing additional time before the landlord can enforce the eviction order.
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