This is an example of the form required to be obtained from the local District Court to ask the court to order the sheriff to return property to you after a court order for eviction is won. You should use this form to understand and prepare the information that will be required when you seek to file the form in court.
Maryland Sample Petition for Warrant of Restitution
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Restitution of Premises (RP) means the defendant must surrender the property to the Plaintiff and nonpayment of rent (NPR) amount. Amended Eviction, Non-Payment of Rent. The tenant admitted to not paying rent.
What is a Warrant of Restitution? If a landlord wins their failure to pay rent case, the court will order the tenant to vacate the property within 4 days. If the tenant has not moved out in the allotted timeframe, the landlord can request a warrant of restitution.
Evicting a tenant in Maryland can take around 3 weeks to 5 months, depending on the reason for the eviction. If tenants request a continuance or file an appeal, the process can take longer (read more).
When the court issues a warrant, it will send your tenants an eviction notice with the date they must leave your property by. A bailiff can evict your tenants if they do not leave by this date. You can apply for a warrant of possession up to 6 years after a possession order is made.
A Writ of Restitution is a document that authorizes the U.S. Marshals Service to schedule an eviction of the tenant. After the Writ of Restitution is filed, the Clerk's Office sends the writ to the U.S. Marshals Service. The U.S. Marshals Service sends a copy of the writ to the tenant.
To begin the process of eviction, the landlord requests a Warrant of Restitution. In a failure to pay rent case, the Landlord must make the request within 60 days of judgment or the expiration of any stay of execution. The eviction cannot take place on a Sunday or holiday.
To evict you, a landlord must go to District Court to get a judgment against you.A notice to vacate from your landlord is not a court order. This is the written notice that a landlord must give you at least one month before your lease ends, if they want you to move out at the end of the lease.
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