Commercial and Residential)

NOTE: All business day waiting periods exclude date of service, weekends, and legal holidays observed by the Clerk.

1. Hand deliver or post a 7 day or 15 day notice and keep copy. You can download the forms here. 
2. Wait 7 or 15 calendar days.
3. File civil cover sheet, complaint, summons, lease (if any), and 7 or 15-day notice with the Court.
4. Tenant is served. Must wait 5 business days after service of summons.
5. If no answer is filed by the tenant, go to step 6. If the tenant files an answer, go to Step 8. If the tenant retains an attorney, go to Step 10.
6. File motion for default, affidavit in proof of claim, final disposition, and judgment for possession count 1 with the Court.
7. The clerk enters default. Go to step 11.
8. File an affidavit in proof of claim, prepare a request for a hearing, and final disposition with the Court.
9. A hearing is held. Go to step 11.
10. You may need to seek legal advice. End of flow for tenant retains an attorney.
11. File judgment for possession count 1 with the Court.
12. If the tenant is still on the premises, issue a writ of possession; the landlord takes the writ of possession to the Sheriff; the Sheriff removes the tenant from the premises.