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IN THE COURT IN AND FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
DIVISION
CASE NUMBER
RESIDENTIAL EVICTION SUMMONS
CIVIL
PLAINTIFF(S)
VS. DEFENDANT(S)
SERVICE
TO DEFENDANT(S)
ADDRESS
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
You are being sued by _________________________________________________________
To require you to move out of the place where you are living for the reason(s) 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 FIVE (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 reasons 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 court location checked below:
“For those unable to pay for an attorney, information on how to seek free legal assistance can be found
at
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COURT LOCATIONS
Martin Luther King Office (20)
Dade County Courthouse (05)
North Dade Justice Center (23)
Hialeah District Court (21)
2525 N.W. 62nd Street
Room 138
Room 100
Room 100
Room 1200 A
73 West Flagler Street
15555 Biscayne Blvd.
11 East 6th Street
Miami, Florida 33147
Miami, Florida 33130
North Miami Beach, Florida 33160
Hialeah, Florida 33010
South Dade Justice Center (26)
Miami Beach District Court (24)
Coral Gables District Court (25)
Room 1200
Room 200
Room 100
th
10710 S.W. 211
Street
1130 Washington Avenue
3100 Ponce De Leon Blvd.
Miami, Florida 33189
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
(2) Mail or give a copy of your written reason(s) to:
Plaintiff/Plaintiff’s Attorney _________________________________________________________________
Address _________________________________________________________________
(3) Pay to the clerk of the court the amount of rent that 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.
(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 _________________________, 20_____.
COPY OF THE COMPLAINT AND SUMMONS WAS
HARVEY RUVIN
MAILED ON
Clerk Of The County Court
________________________________________________
COURT
BY: ______________________________________
SEAL
BY:
________________________________________________________
AS DEPUTY CLERK
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 ADA NOTICE
“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 Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court’s ADA Coordinator, Lawson E. Thomas
st
Courthouse Center, 175 NW 1
Ave., Suite 2702, Miami, FL 33128, Telephone (305) 349-
7175; TDD (305) 349-7174, Fax (305) 349-7355 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.”
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