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Eviction Services in Corona, CA: Notices, Filing and Lockouts Handled Close to Home

Corona landlords have an advantage most Riverside County owners do not: the courthouse that hears their eviction cases is in town. 951 Evictions prepares and serves notices, files unlawful detainer cases and coordinates sheriff lockouts for rental homes, condos and apartments from the older streets inside the Grand Boulevard circle to the master-planned tracts of South Corona.

Most of the calls we take from Corona involve unpaid rent in a single-family home or townhome owned by a one- or two-property landlord. After that come holdover tenants who stay once a lease ends, unauthorized occupants, and the occasional squatter in a vacant listing. Every one of those starts the same way, with the correct written notice served the correct way. Call or text (951) 580-0388 and we can usually have a notice out for service within one business day.

Where Corona Eviction Cases Are Filed

Under the Riverside Superior Court’s current filing order, which took effect August 1, 2026, unlawful detainer cases for Corona zip codes 92877 through 92883 are filed at the Corona Courthouse (505 S. Buena Vista Avenue, Corona, CA 92882). Older guides still send western Riverside County landlords to the Historic Courthouse in downtown Riverside, but that is no longer where a Corona eviction belongs. The court posts its filing map on its Where to File page.

Once the complaint is filed and the tenant is served, the tenant has 10 court days to respond. That deadline doubled from five days on January 1, 2025, so any timeline you were quoted before then is out of date.

Filing location checked against the court’s published list in November 2026. Courts do reassign case types, so we confirm the venue before every filing.

County Lines and Shared Zip Codes

Corona backs up to Orange County through Santa Ana Canyon and shares zip code 92880 with Eastvale, while 92883 takes in unincorporated Temescal Valley. The court a case belongs in is decided by where the property sits, not by the mailing city on the lease. A rental a few minutes west in Yorba Linda is an Orange County case, and one just over the hills in Chino Hills belongs to San Bernardino County. We check the parcel before anything is filed, because a complaint filed in the wrong venue has to be refiled or transferred and the lost weeks come out of your rent.

How AB 1482 Applies to Corona Rentals

Corona relies on state law rather than a city rent ordinance, so the Tenant Protection Act (AB 1482) sets the rules. Apartments, and houses owned by a corporation or an LLC with a corporate member, are covered once the building is 15 years old. A single-family home or condo owned by an individual is exempt only if the lease carries the exemption notice the statute requires. When a covered tenant has lived in the unit for 12 months, ending the tenancy takes a listed just cause, and a no-fault reason such as an owner move-in comes with relocation assistance equal to one month of rent.

Rentals Inside an HOA

A large share of South Corona sits inside homeowner associations, including communities such as Eagle Glen and Dos Lagos. The association fines the owner, not the tenant, when parking, noise or landscaping rules are broken. Keep every violation letter. Those letters are the paper trail behind a 3-day notice to perform covenants or quit, as long as the lease requires the tenant to follow the CC&Rs.

How a Corona Eviction Moves Forward

For unpaid rent we prepare a 3-day notice to pay rent or quit that states the exact amount due and counts only court days. If the tenant neither pays nor moves, we file the unlawful detainer at the Corona Courthouse and professional process servers deliver the summons and complaint. No response within 10 court days means we request a default judgment. If the tenant files an answer the case is set for trial and handled through the contested phase. After judgment, the Riverside County Sheriff posts a five-day notice to vacate and then meets you at the property for the lockout.

For a fuller walk-through, see What Is the Eviction Process in Corona, CA?. Our flat fees are listed on the fee schedule.

Corona Eviction FAQ

My Corona tenant says they will move out next month. Should I hold off on the notice?

Serving a notice does not stop a tenant from leaving voluntarily. It starts the clock in case they do not. If they move out before the notice expires, nothing is filed and you have lost nothing. If you wait and they stay, you have given away a month.

Can I change the locks or shut off the water if rent has stopped?

No. California bars lockouts, utility shutoffs and removing a tenant’s belongings without a court order, and the penalties are charged per day. The details are in Can a Landlord Change the Locks to Evict a Tenant in California?

Do you only handle the full eviction, or can you just serve my notice?

Either. Some Corona owners only need a notice prepared and served, or a summons delivered with a proper proof of service, and handle the rest themselves.

Neighboring Communities

Corona borders several communities we work in every week, including Norco, Eastvale, Temescal Valley, Riverside, Lake Elsinore and Chino Hills. The full list is on our service areas page.

After the Lockout: Cleanouts in Corona

Getting possession back is often half the job. Once the notice and holding period for abandoned belongings has run, our sister company, Canyon Coast Cleanouts, handles junk removal and eviction junk-outs in Corona so the home can move straight to repairs and re-renting. Call or text them at (949) 416-1678.

Dealing with someone who never had a lease? See our page on squatter removal in Corona.

Get Your Corona Property Back

If a Corona tenant is behind on rent or will not leave, the fastest thing you can do is start the notice period. Tell us what is going on and we will tell you which notice fits.

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This page is general information for landlords, not legal advice for a specific case.