Joseph E. Smith Clerk of the Circuit Court St. Lucie County, Florida County Civil division 250 N.W. Country Club Drive Port Saint Lucie, Florida 34986 (772) 785-5880 In the County Court, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, in and for County of St. Lucie, State of Florida – Civil Division Case No. _______________________ Plaintiff(s), VS. EVICTION SUMMONS Defendant(s). TO: You are being sued by __________________________ to require you to move out of the property described in the complaint for the reasons given in the attached complaint. You are entitled to a trial to decide whether you can be required to move, but you MUST do ALL the things listed below. You must do them within 5 days (not including Saturday, Sunday or legal holidays) after the date the papers were given to you or to a person who lives with you or were posted at the property. THE THINGS YOU MUST DO TO CHALLENGE THE EVICTION 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 Court Clerk at the St. Lucie County – South County Annex, 250 N.W. Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida. copy or copy of your written reason(s) to: (2) Mail or take a (3) Give the Court Clerk the rent that is due. You MUST pay the Clerk the rent each time it becomes due until the lawsuit is over. (Any payment into the Registry of the Court must be tendered in cash, cashiers check or money order and must be accompanied by payment of the Clerks Registry fee of 3% of the first $500.00 and 1.5% of any amount above $500.00). Whether you win or lose the lawsuit, the Judge may pay this rent to the landlord. [By statute, public housing tenants or tenants receiving rent subsidies shall be required to deposit only that portion of the full rent for which the tenant is responsible pursuant to federal, state or local program in which they are participating.] (4) If you and the landlord do not agree on the amount of rent owed, you must file a written request (motion) which asks the Judge to decide how much money you must give to the Court Clerk. The written request must be filed with your answer to the Eviction Complaint. A copy of your motion must also be mailed or hand delivered to the plaintiff(s) attorney, or if the plaintiff(s) has no attorney, to the plaintiff. IF YOU DO NOT DO ALL OF THESE THINGS WITHIN 5 DAYS 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. DATED this _________________________. JOSEPH E. SMITH, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA BY:________________________________, Deputy Clerk 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 Corrie Johnson, 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, FL 34986, 772-8074370, ADA@circuit19.org, at least 7 days before your 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. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com