Gurus who promote lease options often do not tell you that if you need to litigate that you can't use more affordable small claims court for lease options disputes

As @Greg Scott mentions, small claims is usually the court process to use.Here's the basic process:1) Small Claims money judgment2) Garnishmnet court action on employer or bank3) Actual collection of fundsSounds easy, but finding them and hoping they stay with a job or bank, so you can collect is always a challenge.

Sure.This has nothing to do with the Supreme Court off the bat.This is in regards to a class action settlement.

I dont see any solution other than involving the courts.  

Estates go through probate court and foreclosure goes through the superior court.

It's basically cash for keys. 

This is something basic landlords should know. 

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-06-30/supreme-co...I feel the lawsuit would have more merit if it came from San Diego LLs.  Not only did the San Diego county board of supervisors ban evictions for non payi...

You would not represent yourself in court, you would not operate on your self, you would not act as your own dentist, etc - there are reasons that we rely on professionals when dealing with important matters, and selling a home is no exception. 

Getting contracts is a pretty basic requirement as part of due diligence.