If you do not have a lease with a longer term, your tenancy is month-to-month and your landlord can give you a 30 day notice of her intent to terminate your tenancy and file to evict you after that. She does not need a reason to terminate your tenancy as long as its not a legally recognized wrong reason such as discrimination because you are handicapped (e.g. if she is evicting you because you are legally disabled that is a wrong reason). You also have to pay rent until you move. So yes the judge can continue the writ. Further the judge can order you to pay rent until you move (or give the landlord judgment against you for unpaid rent). If you want to delay it a bit you can file a counterclaim for the deficiencies you noted (and damages if you have any) but you will have to pay the rent into the Court in escrow until she fixes the property and then she will get the rent money and you will have to move anyway. Plan on moving at your earliest convenience.
Answered on Sep 18th, 2013 at 5:21 AM