General Eviction Information
For your landlord to evict you, he or she must first obtain an order from the court. Generally, this requires the landlord to first post on the rental property or give you or any tenant or family member over the age of fifteen a Notice to Quit or a Demand for Compliance explaining why he or she is evicting you. If your rental agreement ends on a certain date, your landlord may not have to give you written notice before filing a case with the court. If your landlord does give you a Notice to Quit or Demand for Compliance, he or she must wait the amount of time specified on it before filing a case with the court. Once that time has passed, your landlord can file a Summons and Complaint with the court in the county where the property is located.
After a case is filed, your landlord must serve you with the Summons and Complaint, and a blank Answer form.
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