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FAQs

What happens if you miss jury duty Fresno? ›

Failure to appear might result in a fine of up to $1,500, jail, or both. To report for Jury Service, individuals must be qualified and have not been excused or had their service postponed.

If your household income in Fresno County is somewhere between $33,000 and $98,000 a year, congratulations. No matter your politics or your social attitudes, you're in the middle class, at least from an economic perspective.

A 60-day notice to vacate is a written notice that tenants submit to their landlord stating they plan to move out of the rental unit. This gives the landlord 60 days' advance warning that the tenant is ending their lease or rental agreement.

Your landlord must file an unlawful detainer complaint in Superior Court to start the eviction process. The complaint states the facts that justify eviction and asks the court to enter a judgment against you for unpaid rent as well as costs & fees.

The process for requesting a permanent medical excuse from jury service is as follows: (1) An applicant must submit to the jury commissioner a written request for permanent medical excuse with a supporting letter, memo, or note from a treating health care provider.

In Central California, Fresno, Tulare, Kings, and Mariposa counties, all considered single-person households making $46,200 a year to be low income.

Where you rank by income. According to the Census Bureau's Income in the United States: 2022 report, the median household income is $74,580 (a 2.3% decline from 2021), while household income levels for each class level are as follows: Lower class: less than or equal to $30,000. Lower-middle class: $30,001 – $58,020.

The cost of living in Fresno, CA is 21% lower than the state average and 9% higher than the national average. Fresno, CA housing is 5% more expensive than the U.S average, while utilities are about 28% pricier.

If the tenant doesn't pay rent when it is due, the landlord can give the tenant a three-day notice to pay rent or quit (move out). This notice informs the tenant that the tenant has three days to pay rent in full or move out.

How late can you pay rent in California? ›

California law does not have a set rent grace period, but many landlords offer a grace period as a courtesy to their tenants. The grace period typically ranges from three to five days.

“No-fault” means you have not done anything wrong. But, your landlord can still require you to move out for one of the “no-fault” reasons listed in the law. If your landlord evicts you for one of these reasons, they must first give you one month's rent or waive one month's rent to help you move out.

The only lawful way to evict a tenant is to file lawsuit and wait for the court to order the Sheriff or Marshal to carry out the eviction. Landlords cannot change the locks, shut off power, or remove personal property in order to force a tenant out of their home.

California passed a new landlord-tenant law that will provide additional protections for renters around just cause evictions. Set to take effect on April 1, 2024, the law will require landlords to have just cause to terminate tenancy after a tenant has been placed in the unit for 12 months.

You are going to have to file an unlawful detainer suit with the court. If the tenant loses that hearing, the Judge will order an eviction. The Sheriff will serve an eviction notice the next day and they have 5 days (not counting holidays) to be out or the Sheriff physically removes them and their stuff.

In most cases, another summons will be issued if you do not show up for jury duty after being summoned. This will give you another date for your jury duty. This second summons notice will look like the first one. However, it will also likely include a warning about not appearing.

Important Message from the Jury Commissioner's Office

Stay Home if you are Sick - If you are scheduled for jury service and are ill, please contact the Jury Office at (916) 874-7775 or by requesting a postponement or excuse from jury service online.

If you are going to be late, immediately contact the jury clerk at (760) 872-4520 and explain your situation. Remember, the trial cannot proceed until everyone is present. If you do not have a good excuse, the judge may fine you for being late.

Jury service may be postponed one time for a maximum of 90 days from the original summons date. Deferring jury service is preferred for a temporary or marginal hardship, i.e. a medical appointment; full-time student or planned vacation.