I Have A Tenant In California That Is Refusing To Move Out. It’s Been 4 Months.

Location: El Cajon, California.

Hey everybody, I need some help getting my tenant out of my condo so I can sell it. Back in October my property manager gave him posted an mailed 60 day notice to that his lease, which had been on month to month since April, was no longer being renewed and he had to vacate by 02 December. My PM even went as far as to text the tenant so he would have ample time to find a new place, which he acknowledged. I’m in the military and live in Florida so when he told us on 05 December that we “didn’t legally serve him notice” and that he wouldn’t be leaving, I had to do a lot of research and my PM had to make all of the arrangements. Now we’ve filed the unauthorized detainer forms, served him notice, he didn’t respond in his allotted time, and we filed the final paperwork but now the court says they are backlogged from May 2025 and I don’t know if there’s anything else I can do. He owed $700 in late fees before we attempted to kick him out and now it’s been 4 months of unpaid rent and I have already had to get a second job to afford both my mortgage and rent for my current residence. Plus, part of his lease was that I paid utilities and wifi and I was told shutting anything off would be considered retaliation but I just can’t afford for him to live there. Is there a way I can at least shut off wifi or make him pay utilities? Is there a way to make the courts file my paperwork faster? Any advice would be helpful. Thank you.