The landlord says Julius Mwale owes $522,663.46. The filings are all here.
In November 2024, the owner of 10 Serenity Lane, Alamo, California sued Julius Mwale and Kaila Knox Mwale to take back the estate. This archive preserves every public filing in the case — the complaint, the sworn declaration itemizing more than half a million dollars sought, and the court’s stay order.
Section IThe case in brief
MHF Holding Vier GmbH & Co. KG (then trading as Elleke Holding Vier) leased its Alamo, California estate — 10 Serenity Lane — to Kaila and Julius Mwale beginning in October 2021. Per the landlord’s filings, the rent was $35,000 per month, later $37,500, plus $10,000 per month for groundskeeping and $4,500 per month for two leased luxury cars.
The landlord alleges the Mwales stopped paying in October 2024. A Three-Day Notice to Pay or Quit served October 2, 2024 — demanding $35,700 — expired without payment, according to the filings. The unlawful-detainer complaint followed on November 7, 2024, seeking possession of the property and damages.
On June 17, 2025, the landlord’s property manager, Paul Griffiths, filed a sworn declaration in support of a default judgment requesting $522,663.46. The declaration states the defendants vacated the property on June 10, 2025. One day later, Hon. John P. Devine granted the defendants’ ex parte application staying execution of the judgment.
The $522,663.46 figure is the amount the landlord requested in a sworn filing — not a finding by the court, and not necessarily a final or paid award. Read the declaration yourself and draw your own conclusions.
Section IIWhere the $522,663.46 comes from
The landlord’s declaration itemizes the requested judgment as follows:
| Past-due rent | $35,700.00 |
| Holdover damages (221 days) | $276,250.00 |
| Unpaid car-rental and groundskeeping costs | $160,500.00 |
| Attorney fees | $46,370.00 |
| Court costs | $3,843.46 |
| Total requested | $522,663.46 |
Source: Declaration for Default Judgment by Court, filed June 17, 2025, Case No. N24-2030. Figures as stated by the landlord in that filing.
Examine each filingSection IIILatest docket entries
| Date | Entry |
|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2025 | Court grants defendants’ ex parte application staying execution of the judgment (Hon. John P. Devine, Dept. 9). |
| Jun 10, 2025 | Defendants vacate 10 Serenity Lane, per the landlord’s sworn declaration. |
| Jun 17, 2025 | Landlord files declaration in support of default judgment, requesting $522,663.46. |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Unlawful-detainer complaint filed against Kaila Mwale, Julius Mwale, and unnamed occupants. |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Three-Day Notice to Pay or Quit served; $35,700 demanded; expires without payment, per filings. |
Section IVWhy an archive
Eviction filings are public records, but they are hard for non-lawyers to find and harder to read. This docket exists so that landlords, counterparties, journalists, and the simply curious can see what was actually filed — with each document summarized in plain language and linked for download. Nothing here is commentary on the merits beyond what the filings themselves state.
If you hold additional filings or orders in this case, submit them and they will be added with a summary.