Eviction Warning Notice Analyzer

The Eviction Warning Notice Analyzer is a proposed AI tool designed to help tenants, legal aid staff, and community advocates identify legal defects in California 3-Day Notices to Pay Rent or Quit. These notices are often the first step in an eviction case—and they frequently contain errors that, if identified and raised in a legal response like a UD-105 Answer, can lead to dismissal or favorable outcomes for the tenant.

This tool would focus first on analyzing notices for defects that are "apparent on the face"—issues that can be spotted just by reading the document, without requiring additional user input. These include whether the notice fails to give the full three days (excluding weekends and holidays), doesn’t state the rent due or the landlord’s contact information, lacks forfeiture language, or improperly allows only one method of rent payment.

Once a notice is uploaded or photographed, the Analyzer would:

• Use OCR and legal logic to scan the document
• Identify and flag potential defects using California Code of Civil Procedure §1161 as a reference
• Output a plain-language summary of the issues found
• Suggest possible defenses to raise in a UD-105 Answer form
• Help advocates or litigants record the findings in a format that can be saved to case files or submitted to court

Future phases of the tool could incorporate interview-based logic to support more nuanced defenses like waiver (if rent was accepted after notice), habitability, or discrimination. These require gathering personal or case-specific data, but they can significantly strengthen a tenant’s defense when properly raised.

This Analyzer would be valuable in:

• Self-help centers where staff are assisting tenants in drafting their Answer forms
• Community Response Teams conducting early intervention outreach
• Legal aid clinics evaluating cases for potential full-scope representation

Initial development could rely on known defect patterns, common landlord templates, and a bank of real-world notices. These patterns are especially prevalent given that a handful of attorneys file the majority of eviction lawsuits in many areas, including Los Angeles.

By automating this legal screening, the Eviction Warning Notice Analyzer can help tenants assert procedural rights that are often missed—converting a confusing, intimidating notice into a tool for legal empowerment.