Parties without lawyers can also file case documents in person at the Court during normal business hours or by mail. Most case documents are posted to the Court's website, except clerk's records, reporter's records, and sealed documents. You can search for your case at search.txcourts/.
Until a writ of possession is issued, the tenant can remain in their home. Step 1: Written Notice to Vacate. Unless the lease agreement says otherwise, the landlord must give the tenant at least 3 days to move out. Step 2: Filing of Eviction Suit. Step 3: Judgment. Step 4 (optional): Appeal. Step 5: Writ of Possession.
Small Claims The claim can be for no more than $20,000, excluding statutory interest and court costs but including attorney fees, if any.
(1) by appearing in person before the Justice of the Peace or the clerk and filing a statement of the claim under oath; or, (2) by filing a sworn Small Claims Petition with the Justice of the Peace or clerk of the court.
You give him a written notice to move, allowing him one month as required by Texas law and specifying the date on which his tenancy will end. If he refuses to leave after that month, your recourse would be to file for an eviction in court.
Court Records: Please contact the clerks of the courts (District, County Courts at Law, Justice Courts) for any and all court records (divorce records, criminal cases, Probate, traffic tickets, lawsuits of any kind.) You can also verify a case number and case status online here to make it easier.
Small Claims The claim can be for no more than $20,000, excluding statutory interest and court costs but including attorney fees, if any.
Abstract of Judgment: If the defendant owns real property (land), you can get an abstract of judgment from the court that issued the judgment and file it with the county clerk in the county or counties where the defendant owns the property.
An abstract of judgment is a document that is filed in the property records of a county. This filing provides details about the judgment and about the debtor so that it can be properly indexed. A properly recorded and indexed abstract of judgment creates a lien on the defendant's nonexempt real property.
An Abstract of Judgment is sent from the Court to the jail and California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation if the Court sentences a subject to prison and if the subject is in custody and if the subject is detained pending transport.