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To file an affidavit/answer, the tenant must: File a completed Tenant's Affidavit/Answer in Opposition to Summary Eviction. ... File a completed Civil Court Cover Sheet if you are not filing in Las Vegas. ... File all eviction notices served on the tenant. Pay a $71 filing fee.
1. Wait to see how your tenant responds. After your tenant is served the Summons and Complaint forms, they have 5 days to file a response with the court. The 5 days don't include Saturdays, Sundays, or court holidays.
If you're a tenant, and you have been served a Seven-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit, you may file an Affidavit/Answer to contest the eviction. The Affidavit/Answer must be filed with the court within seven (7) judicial days following service of the eviction notice.
The service of process must be done ing to strict rules or else the case may be dismissed or delayed. The person who serves the tenant must sign court paperwork showing when the tenant was served. This paper is called "Proof of Service."
The tenant has five days (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) after service of the summons to file a written answer to the eviction complaint filed against them. This answer can be filed electronically via the Florida Courts ePortal, through US Mail, or in person at the specific clerk's office.