Your landlord can file a nonpayment case against you to claim you owe rent. The landlord is asking the court to order you to pay rent. If you don’t pay, they may...
You have 5 days to answer in Housing Court. Tell the clerk your reasons or defenses why you do not owe or did not pay the rent. The clerk will write your defenses...
On your first court date, you will be encouraged to try to settle the case. You will talk to your landlord or his lawyer and try make an agreement. This conversation will...
You will be assigned to a resolution part. You will negotiate with the landlord’s lawyer. The lawyer is not there to help you or look out for what is best for you. Be...