If you’re a landlord or property manager, you’ve likely had to deal with evicting a tenant. No matter the reason for the eviction, it can be a difficult and frustrating process. There are many steps that you must follow before even being allowed to file the eviction lawsuit. If you do not complete any of the steps correctly, your entire case could be compromised and you may be forced to begin everything again.
Filing an Eviction Lawsuit in Duval County
To file an eviction lawsuit in Jacksonville, you must:
- Provide a written notice to the tenant based on the reason for the proposed eviction
- Failure to pay rent: 3-day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit
- Correctable violation of the rental or lease agreement: 7-day Notice to Cure
- Uncorrectable violation of the rental or lease agreement, criminal activity, or destruction of the property or other tenant’s possessions: 7-day Unconditional Quit Notice
- Without fault: depends on the term of the rental agreement
- Wait the required number of days for the type of notice delivered
- Complete the required eviction forms
- Pay all required fees
- File the eviction lawsuit with Duval County Civil Court
- Serve the tenant with the eviction lawsuit papers
- Wait for the tenant’s response
- Attend all assigned court dates
Do I Need a Process Server to Deliver Notices and Serve Eviction Summons?
An approved process server is required to serve an evictions notice in Duval County, including the city of Jacksonville. While using a process server to deliver termination of tenancy notices required before filing for eviction is not mandated by law, we highly recommend that you do so. Many eviction cases are contested by tenants due to claims that they never received a termination of tenancy notice. Avoid this hassle with verifiable proof of service from one of our reputable servers, delivered directly to you, and filed with Duval County court.
Quality Process Servers in Jacksonville
If you are dealing with evicting a tenant and want to be sure you are handling all notifications properly and on schedule, the expert process servers at Accurate Serve® of Jacksonville are ready to take on your case. Call us at (904) 735-7810 or send us your request online to get started today.
