Prejudgment Claim Of Right To Possession

A judgment of possession is a court order that determines who is entitled to property.The judgment for possession states the plaintiff has a right to the property; the writ of execution actually begins the transfer process from a judgment debtor to a plaintiff.

To acquire a Texas writ of possession that will lawfully enable you to reclaim your property after your evicted tenant's grace period is over, you must go to the county clerk's office and pay a fee to have the writ issued.

This is the Court form a landlord or property owner uses to apply to the court for a possession order for residential property that has been let on an assured shorthold tenancy (AST).

The writ gives the Sheriff the authority to seize property of the judgment debtor and is valid for 180 days after its issuance. You must give the Sheriff signed, written instructions to levy on (seize) and sell, if necessary, specific property belonging to the debtor to satisfy your judgment.

The Writ of Possession will cost you an additional $130 (subject to change), and may be requested at the Justice of the Peace office where the judgment is. The Constable of your Precinct can answer your questions about this Writ. How long does it take to evict someone in Texas?

California law allows certain plaintiffs to apply to the court for a "writ of possession" (sometimes referred to as "writ of claim and delivery" or "writ of replevin"), to take possession of some tangible personal property before the case goes to trial.

If the filing of an unlawful detainer lawsuit becomes necessary, it is timely processed and served, the tenant does not respond to the lawsuit, and a clerk's judgment for possession is entered and a writ of possession is immediately issued and served by the Sheriff, the landlord might expect to receive possession

(b) A writ of possession may not be issued before the sixth day after the date on which the judgment for possession is rendered unless a possession bond has been filed and approved under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and judgment for possession is thereafter granted by default.

A writ of possession is issued after a landlord wins an eviction case in court. A writ of possession can also be called a writ of eviction. This order allows a person or group to take possession of real property by forcing the person or group currently in possession of the property out.