Timeline
Every dated event in the case, in order, each tied to its source filing.
October 2021
Lease signed on 10 Serenity Lane
MHF Holding Vier GmbH & Co. KG (then trading as Elleke Holding Vier) leases the Alamo, California estate to Kaila and Julius Mwale: $35,000 per month in rent (later $37,500), plus $10,000 per month for groundskeeping and $4,500 per month for two leased luxury cars.
Source: landlord’s filings, Case No. N24-2030
October 2, 2024
Three-Day Notice to Pay or Quit served
The landlord serves the Mwales with a Three-Day Notice demanding $35,700 in unpaid October 2024 rent. Per the filings, the notice expires without payment.
Source: landlord’s filings, Case No. N24-2030
November 7, 2024
Eviction lawsuit filed
MHF Holding Vier files an unlawful-detainer complaint — Case No. N24-2030 — against Kaila Mwale, Julius Mwale, and unnamed occupants, seeking possession of 10 Serenity Lane and damages.
Source: complaint, Case No. N24-2030 (read it)
June 10, 2025
Defendants vacate the property
Per the landlord’s sworn declaration, the defendants vacate 10 Serenity Lane.
Source: declaration for default judgment, filed June 17, 2025
June 11, 2025
Court stays execution of the judgment
Hon. John P. Devine (Dept. 9) grants the defendants’ ex parte application for an order staying execution of the judgment — pausing enforcement while the stay remains in effect.
Source: court order, Case No. N24-2030 (read it)
June 17, 2025
$522,663.46 judgment requested
Property manager Paul Griffiths files a sworn declaration in support of a default judgment, requesting $522,663.46: $35,700 in past-due rent, $276,250 in holdover damages (221 days), $160,500 in unpaid car-rental and groundskeeping costs, $46,370 in attorney fees, and $3,843.46 in court costs.
Source: declaration for default judgment (read it)