Court paperwork for eviction; and List of Tenants (Exhibit 3) with the appropriate Forms attached, and the docket numbers left blank. The original of this package will be hand delivered by site staff to the Director of Operations no later than the 27th of the month. Filing the Eviction Cases in Court The Legal Department will review the paperwork submitted by the site staff for correctness and completeness, and any deficient work will be returned to the site for correction with a copy of the covering memo sent to the appropriate Area Administrator. Using the site's lists, the Legal staff will request checks to pay the Court costs. By the 28th of the month, the Legal staff will file the cases for possession of premises with the appropriate Court. At this point the cases will have left the Authority system and will be a part of the court system. The Court will issue a docket number for each case. Legal will record these docket numbers and send copies of the lists, now with the docket numbers filled in, to the appropriate Managers along with the Notice of Filing Letter (Exhibit 5), which gives the date for the Court Hearing. Project staff will review the Notice of Filing Letters carefully and schedule personnel to cover every hearing date. Staff of the Legal Department will prepare the Court Date List (Exhibit 6) after the docket numbers are issued. 1.07 Court Serves Tenant With Rule for Possession of Premises: The Court will serve every tenant filed for eviction with a legal notice about the eviction. 1.08 Preparing for the Court Hearing: A day or two before the Hearing the site staff member who has been designated to represent the site in Court will review the files. Since all site staff will have been preparing cases, this step is quite important to avoid any surprises or embarrassment in Court. All the files will be taken to Court. The day before Court, the Legal staff will take copies of the court schedule forms to Court to ensure that all the correct jackets are pulled for the subsequent Hearings. The day before Court is the last day site staff are authorized to accept payment from delinquent tenants. Payment must be in full, including Court Costs. The site staff must telephone the legal office to inform them of the last minute payers, and will, within two days submit copies of the receipts for such payments to both the Legal and Housing Management offices. Site staff are not required to accept any payments that are tendered after eviction cases have been filed in Court.
Court paperwork for eviction; and List of Tenants (Exhibit 3) with the appropriate Forms attached, and the docket numbers left blank. The original of this package will be hand delivered by site staff to the Director of Operations no later than the 27th of the month. Filing the Eviction Cases in Court The Legal Department will review the paperwork submitted by the site staff for correctness and completeness, and any deficient work will be returned to the site for correction with a copy of the covering memo sent to the appropriate Area Administrator. Using the site's lists, the Legal staff will request checks to pay the Court costs. By the 28th of the month, the Legal staff will file the cases for possession of premises with the appropriate Court. At this point the cases will have left the Authority system and will be a part of the court system. The Court will issue a docket number for each case. Legal will record these docket numbers and send copies of the lists, now with the docket numbers filled in, to the appropriate Managers along with the Notice of Filing Letter (Exhibit 5), which gives the date for the Court Hearing. Project staff will review the Notice of Filing Letters carefully and schedule personnel to cover every hearing date. Staff of the Legal Department will prepare the Court Date List (Exhibit 6) after the docket numbers are issued. 1.07 Court Serves Tenant With Rule for Possession of Premises: The Court will serve every tenant filed for eviction with a legal notice about the eviction. 1.08 Preparing for the Court Hearing: A day or two before the Hearing the site staff member who has been designated to represent the site in Court will review the files. Since all site staff will have been preparing cases, this step is quite important to avoid any surprises or embarrassment in Court. All the files will be taken to Court. The day before Court, the Legal staff will take copies of the court schedule forms to Court to ensure that all the correct jackets are pulled for the subsequent Hearings. The day before Court is the last day site staff are authorized to accept payment from delinquent tenants. Payment must be in full, including Court Costs. The site staff must telephone the legal office to inform them of the last minute payers, and will, within two days submit copies of the receipts for such payments to both the Legal and Housing Management offices. Site staff are not required to accept any payments that are tendered after eviction cases have been filed in Court.
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