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Before suing a business in Small Claims court make sure to name it properly. You should consider calling City Hall, Business License Division in the city where the business is located, as most cities require a business license.
Ask for the name of the business as it is listed on the business license. Usually it is proper to name the business as listed on the business license. You should consider naming the business on paragraph 2 of the claim form similar to the samples below:
2. Jom Jones, or
2. Jim Jones individually and d.b.a. Quick Clean Pools, or
2. Jim Jones individually and as a partner, Jones and Smith, partnership, or
2. Quality Investments, Inc., or
2. Quality Investments, Inc. d.b.a. Quality Mortgages.
City Websites for Businesses Licenses
City/Link
Phone
Business Lookup
Aliso Viejo
(949) 425-2505
no
Anaheim
(714) 765-5100
yes
Brea
(714) 834-2889
no
Buena Park
(714) 562-3538
Costa Mesa
(714) 754-5225
no
Cypress
(714) 229-6700
no
Dana Point
(949) 248-3500
no
Fountain Valley
(714) 593-4400
Fullerton
(714) 738-6884
no
Garden Grove
(714) 751-5000
yes
Huntington Beach
(714) 536-5227
no
Irvine
(949) 724-6310
yes
La Habra
(562) 905-9701
no
La Palma
(714) 690-3300
Laguna Beach
(949) 497-3311
Laguna Hills
(949) 707-2600
no
Laguna Niguel
(949) 362-4300
no
Laguna Woods
(949) 639-0500
no
Lake Forest
(949) 461-3420
no
Los Alamitos
(562) 431-3538
no
Mission Viejo
(949) 470-3000
no
Newport Beach
(949) 644-3138
no
Orange
(714) 744-2270
no
Placentia
(714) 993-8231
Rancho Santa Margarita
(949) 635-1800
San Clemente
(949) 361-6100
San Juan Capistrano
(949) 443-6304
Santa Ana
(714) 647-5400
no
Seal Beach
(562) 431-2527
no
Stanton
(714) 379-9222
no
Tustin
(714) 573-3025
no
Villa Park
(714) 998-1500
no
Westminster
(714) 898-3311
no
Yorba Linda
(714) 961-7150
no
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