IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION _____________________________________________ CASE NO. __________________________________ _____________________________________________ Plaintiff(s) DIVISION _______________ VS _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Defendant(s) If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator, 800 East Twiggs Street, Room 604, Tampa, Florida 33602, (813) 272-7040, within 2 working days of your receipt of this Eviction Summons/Non-Residential. If you are hearing impaired, call 1-800-955-8771; if you are voice impaired, please call 1-800-9558770. EVICTION SUMMONS/NON-RESIDENTIAL TO ALL AND SINGULAR THE SHERIFFS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA: YOU ARE COMMANDED to serve this SUMMONS and a copy of the COMPLAINT in the above styled cause upon the DEFENDANTS(S): whose name(s) and address is: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TO THE DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE REQUIRED to mail or deliver the original of your WRITTEN ANSWER AND DEFENSES to the attached COMPLAINT to the CLERK OF THE COUNTY COURT, 800 E. Twiggs St., 1st Floor, P.O. Box 1110, Tampa, Florida 33601, or Plant City Branch Office, 302 N. Michigan Street, Room 12, Plant City, Florida 33566, or any of the satellite offices located in Hillsborough County, AND a copy to Plaintiff or Plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PERSONAL SERVICE: IF THIS SUMMONS and a copy of the COMPLAINT have been personally served upon you or upon anyone residing at your residence who is 15 years of age or older, your WRITTEN ANSWER AND DEFENSE MUST be received by the CLERK within 5 WORKING DAYS of service as to the claim for possession of the premises AND within 20 DAYS as to the claim for arrears in rent (or other claims for money damages). POSTED-MAIL SERVICE: IF THIS SUMMONS and a copy of the COMPLAINT have been attached to a conspicuous place on your residence or you received it in the mail, your WRITTEN ANSWER AND DEFENSES MUST be received within 5 WORKING DAYS of the date the Clerk mailed a copy to you OR the date it was attached to come conspicuous place on the property described in the COMPLAINT. WHICHEVER OCCURRED LATER. The date of mailing is the date noted below in the Clerk’s Certificate and the date of posting is the date noted thereon by the Process Server. If claim is for possession of real property, the tenant shall pay into the court registry the amount alleged in the COMPLAINT as unpaid, or if such amount is contested, such amount as is determined by the court, and any rent accruing during the pendency of the action, when due, unless the tenant has interposed the defense of payment or satisfaction of the rent in the amount the COMPLAINT alleges as unpaid. No personal checks accepted. Cashier’s check or money order must be payable to the Clerk of Circuit Court only. IF YOU FAIL TO ACT according to these instructions, a DEFAULT may be entered against you and a JUDGMENT FOR EVICTION AND/OR MONEY DAMAGES PLUS REASONABLE COURT COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES may be entered without further notice to you. Witness my hand and the seal of this court on the ____________________ day of ________________________________, ___________. ___________________________________________________________________ CLERK’S CERTIFICATE OF MAILING PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTE 83.22(2) (NON-RESIDENTIAL PREMISES) I HEREBY CERTIFY that a copy of the SUMMONS and COMPLAINT in this cause was sent by First-Class Mail to the Defendant/Tenant to such address or location as has been designated by the Tenant for receipt of Notice in a written lease or other agreement or, if none has been designated, to the residence of the Tenant, if known, AND to the last known business address of the Tenant on the __________ day of ________________________, ____________, as required by Section 83.22(2) Florida Statutes. PAT FRANK AS CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL DIVISION 800 E. Twiggs Street, 1st Floor Tampa, FL 33602 (813)276-8100, Ext. 4362 By: ________________________________________ As Deputy Clerk By:_______________________________________ Deputy Clerk cocv1360 (rev. 08/12/09) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com