American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com IN THE COUNTY COURT IN AND FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO. DIVISION: Plaintiff(s), vs Defendant(s) EVICTION SUMMONS/RESIDENTIAL TO:(Defendant(s) name & address) PLEASE READ CAREFULLY You are being sued by (Plaintiff(s) name) to require you to move out of the place where you are living for the reasons given in the attached complaint. You are entitled to a trial to determine whether you can be required to move, but you MUST do ALL of the things listed below. You must do them within 5 days (not including Saturday, Sunday, or any legal holiday) after the date these papers were given to you or to a person who lives with you or were posted at your home. THE THINGS YOU MUST DO ARE AS FOLLOWS: (1) Write down the reason(s) why you think you should not be forced to move. The written reason(s) must be given to the clerk of the court at the County Civil Department, 800 Twiggs St, Room 103, P.O. Box 1110, Tampa, Florida 33601, OR Plant City Branch Office, 301 N. Michigan Avenue, Room 1071, Plant City, Florida 33563, OR at any of the satellite offices located in Hillsborough County. (2) Mail or give a copy of your written reason(s) to: Plaintiff's/Plaintiff222s Attorney Address City, Street, Zip Code COCV1100 (08-18-2014) 1 of 5 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com (3) PAY TO THE CLERK OF THE COURT THE AMOUNT OF RENT THE ATTACHED COMPLAINT CLAIMS TO BE DUE AND ANY RENT THAT BECOMES DUE UNTIL THE LAWSUIT IS OVER . If you believe that the amount claimed in the complaint is incorrect, you should file with the clerk of the court a motion to have the court determine the amount to be paid. If you file a motion, you must attach to the motion any documents supporting your position and mail or give a copy of the motion to the plaintiff/plaintiff's attorney. NO CHECKS ACCEPTED. MONIES DEPOSITED INTO THE REGISTRY OF THE COURT MUST BE IN THE FORM OF CASH, CASHIER222S CHECK OR MONEY ORDER. A CLERK222S FEE OF 3% ON THE FIRST $500.00, AND 1 1/2% ON EACH SUBSEQUENT $100.00 MUST BE PAID IN ADDITION TO THE MONIES DEPOSITED. (4) If you file a motion to have the court determine the amount of rent to be paid to the clerk of the court, you must immediately contact the office of the judge to whom the case is assigned to schedule a hearing to decide what amount should be paid to the clerk of the court while the lawsuit is pending. IF YOU DO NOT DO ALL OF THE THINGS SPECIFIED ABOVE WITHIN 5 WORKING DAYS AFTER THE DATE THAT THESE PAPERS WERE GIVEN TO YOU OR TO A PERSON WHO LIVES WITH YOU OR WERE POSTED AT YOUR HOME, YOU MAY BE EVICTED WITHOUT A HEARING OR FURTHER NOTICE. (5) If the attached complaint also contains a claim for money damages (such as unpaid rent), you must respond to that claim separately. You must write down the reasons why you believe that you do not owe the money claimed. The written reasons must be given to the clerk of the court at the address specified in paragraph (1) above, and you must mail or give a copy of your written reasons to the Plaintiff/plaintiff's attorney at the address specified in paragraph (2) above. THIS MUST BE DONE WITHIN 20 DAYS AFTER THE DATE THESE PAPERS WERE GIVEN TO YOU OR TO A PERSON WHO LIVES WITH YOU OR WERE POSTED AT YOUR HOME. This obligation is separate from the requirement of answering the claim for eviction within 5 working days after these papers were given to you or to a person who lives with you or were posted at your home. THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO EACH SHERIFF OF THE STATE: You are commanded to serve this summons and a copy of the complaint in this lawsuit on the above-named defendant(s). DATED on , . PAT FRANK, AS CLERK OF THE COURT BY As Deputy Clerk (813) 276-8100, Ext. 4362 COCV1100 (08-18-2014) 2 of 5 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com CLERKS CERTIFICATE OF MAILING I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT A COPY OF THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS CAUSE WAS SENT BY FIRST CLASS MAIL TO THE PREMISES INVOLVED IN THE PROCEEDING TO THE DEFENDANT(S) IN THIS CAUSE ON THE DAY OF , AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 48.183, FLORIDA STATUTES. BY As Deputy Clerk THE COUNTY COURT DOES NOT PROVIDE INTERPRETERS OR TRANSLATORS, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING YOUR OWN INTERPRETERS OR TRANSLATORS. LA CORTE DEL CONDADO NO PROVEE INTERPRETES O TRADUCTORES, USTED ES RESPONSABLE DE PROVEER SU PROPIO INTERPRETE O TRADUCTOR. 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, Hillsborough County Courthouse, 800 E. Twiggs St., Room 604, Tampa, Florida 33602, (813) 272-7040, at least 7 days before you r scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. COCV1100 (08-18-2014) 3 of 5 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com NOTIFICACION DE DESALOJO/RESIDENCIAL SIRVASE LEER CON CUIDADO Usted esta siendo demandado por Demandante/Abogado del Demandante para exigirle que desaloje el lugar donde reside por los motivos que se expresan en la demanda adjunta. Usted tiene derecho a ser sometido a juicio para determinar si se le puede exigir que se mude, pero ES NECESARIO que haga TODO lo que se le pide a continuacion en un plazo de 5 dias (no incluidos los sabados, domingos, ni dias feriados) a partir de la fecha en que estos documentos se le entregaron a usted o a una persona que vive con usted, o se colocaron en sue casa. USTED DEBERA HACER LO SIGUIENTE: (1) Escribir el (los) motivo(s) por el (los) cual(es) cree que no se le debe obligar a mudarse. El (Los) motivo(s) debera(n) entregarse por escrito al secretario del tribunal en 800 Twiggs Street, 1st Floor, Tampa, Florida 33602, O la officina de Plant City, 301 N. Michigan Street, Cuarto 12, Plant City, Florida 33563. (2) Enviar por correo o darle su(s) motivo(s) por escrito a Demandante/Abogado del Demandante. (3) Pagarle al secretario del tribunal el monto del alquiler que la demanda adjunta reclama como adeudado, as como cualquier alquiler pagadero hasta que concluya el litigio. Si usted considera que el monto reclamado en la demanda es incorrecto, debera presentarle al secretario del tribunal una mocion para que el tribunal determine el monto que deba pagarse. Si usted presenta una mocion, debera adjuntarle a esta cualesquiera documentos que respalden su posicion, y enviar por correo o entregar una copia de la misma al demandante/abogado del demandante. NO CHECKS ACCEPTED. (4) Si usted presenta una mocion para que el tribunal deterine el monto del alquiler que deba pagarse al secretario del tribunal, debera comunicarse de inmediato con la oficina del juez al que se le haya asignado el caso para que programe una audiencia con el fin de determinar el monto que deba pagarse al secretario del tribunal mientras el litigio este pendiente. SI USTEDS NO LLEVA A CABO LAS ACCIONES QUE SE ESPECIFICAN ANTERIORMENTE EN UN PLAZO DE 5 DIAS LABORABLES A PARTIR DE LA FECHA EN QUE ESTOS DOCUMENTOS SE LE ENTREGARON A USTED O A UNA PERSONA QUE VIVE CON USTED, O SE COLOQUEN EN SUE CASA, SE LE PODRA DESALOJAR SIN NECESIDAD DE CELEBRAR UNA AUDIENCIA NI CURSARSELE OTRO AVISO (5) Si la demanda adjunta tambien incluye una reclamacion por danos y perjuicios pecunarios (tles como el imcumplimiento de pago del alquiler) usted debera responder a dicha reclamacion por separado. Debera exponer por escrito los motivos por los cuales considera que usted no debe la suma reclamada, y entregarlos al secretario del tribunal en la direccion que se especifica en el parrafo (1) anterior, asi como enviar por correo o entregar una copia de los mismos al demandante/abogado del damandante en la direccion que se especifica en el parrafo (2) anterior. Esto debera llevarse a cabo en un plazo de 20 dias a partir de la fecha en que estos documentos se le entregaron a usted o a una persona que vive con usted, o se coloquen en su casa. Esta obligacion es aparte del requisito de responder a la demanda de lesalojo en un plazo de 5 d as a partir de la fecha en que estos docume