Short, specific guides for the procedural questions that determine whether an eviction moves forward on schedule or gets dismissed and restarted.
Why USPS Certified Mail with return receipt is the evidentiary standard most judges look for, and when a simple first-class envelope is enough to get you dismissed.
Read the guide →The two are not interchangeable. Using the wrong one is one of the fastest ways to lose a month of rent and restart the clock.
Read the guide →Business days, calendar days, excluding-the-day-of-service days — each state counts differently, and counting wrong is the #1 reason notices get rejected.
Read the guide →After reviewing hundreds of notices, these are the drafting errors that magistrates reject most consistently — and how to avoid each one.
Read the guide →"Delivered," "Unclaimed," "Refused" — each status has a different legal meaning, and some of them satisfy service while others do not.
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