---
title: "Leave the party's tenancy hearing evidence for the lawyer"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/residential-tenancies/prepare-the-party-s-statement-for-the-tenancy-hearing/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A57-N20261018-9-US"
practice_area: "Residential Tenancies"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Leave the party's tenancy hearing evidence for the lawyer

> Write nothing. Do not prepare a heading, a paragraph, or the closing words of evidence the party will sign or verify. List only the document names already in the file.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/residential-tenancies/prepare-the-party-s-statement-for-the-tenancy-hearing/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Residential Tenancies](https://ailawframework.com/practice/residential-tenancies.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | Write nothing. Do not prepare a heading, a paragraph, or the closing words of evidence the party will sign or verify. List only the document names already in the file. |
| What the lawyer must review | 28 U.S.C. § 1746 permits an unsworn declaration under penalty of perjury, in the form that section sets out, where federal law would otherwise require a sworn writing. You write any evidence the party adopts. The tool does not. California Civil Code § 1946.2 is the just-cause rule for the notice. It is not a script for the hearing. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare the party's statement for the tenancy hearing](https://ailawframework.com/practice/residential-tenancies/prepare-the-party-s-statement-for-the-tenancy-hearing.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Write nothing. Do not prepare a heading, a paragraph, or the closing words of evidence the party will sign or verify. List only the document names already in the file.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not adapt the statutory form into a draft. Section 1746 was opened so that form would not be produced.
- A state hearing may require a different form of evidence. That form was not opened.

## Sources

- [28 U.S.C. § 1746, Unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1746) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [California Civil Code § 1946.2, just cause to terminate a tenancy](https://california.public.law/codes/ca_civ_code_section_1946.2) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*