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title: "List appeal-stay facts and write no stay petition"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/residential-tenancies/seek-more-time-to-leave-after-a-possession-order/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A57-P20261018-2-US"
practice_area: "Residential Tenancies"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# List appeal-stay facts and write no stay petition

> If the file shows an appeal from a judgment for possession, columns are the judgment date, the court named, and the rent printed. If the file shows no appeal, write only that fact. Write no sentence of a petition.

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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 | If the file shows an appeal from a judgment for possession, columns are the judgment date, the court named, and the rent printed. If the file shows no appeal, write only that fact. Write no sentence of a petition. |
| What the lawyer must review | California Code of Civil Procedure § 1176(a) says an appeal by the defendant does not automatically stay proceedings on the judgment. A petition for a stay pending appeal goes first to the judge who rendered the judgment. The stay shall be granted when the court finds extreme hardship if it is refused and that the other party will not be irreparably injured. If a stay is granted, the court shall order payment of the reasonable monthly rental value to the court monthly in advance. Reasonable rental value means the contract rent unless the trial court has modified it. You write any petition. This section is an appeal stay. It is not extra time where there is no appeal. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Seek more time to leave after a possession order](https://ailawframework.com/practice/residential-tenancies/seek-more-time-to-leave-after-a-possession-order.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: If the file shows an appeal from a judgment for possession, columns are the judgment date, the court named, and the rent printed. If the file shows no appeal, write only that fact. Write no sentence of a petition.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not use this section unless the file shows an appeal. A non-appeal extension was not opened.
- A residential just-cause statute is not a stay of a possession judgment.
- Section 1176 is California. No other state's stay was opened.

## Sources

- [California Code of Civil Procedure § 1176, stay of an unlawful-detainer judgment pending appeal](https://california.public.law/codes/code_of_civil_procedure_section_1176) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (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.*