how do I reply to a civil summons regarding a residential covenant violation?
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Look in your yellow pages for an attorney that offers a free "consultation" visit.  Get as much info during that visit as you can to help you decide if you can fight this without having an attorney.\n\nAlso, check to see if you can file a countersuit against this neighbor...might put an end to everything.  You might be able to file harassment charges.\n\nI am not an attorney, just making some suggestions in case no one responds with any help at all.  A free consultation might be your best course of action.\n\nGood luck!
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Yes, but this is an up hill battle. The laws are not really in your favor. \n\nHave your attorney file a "stay judgment order" which should give you time to mount an appeal. There are nonprofit organizations out there to help you, do some searching for pro bono housing council.
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Talk to your local clerk of court or municipal court...
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If you have a complaint and summons, you must file your answer within the time specfified on the summons and send a copy to the plaintiff's lawyer or the plaintiff, if there is no attorney on the summons. Your answer should deny that AT&T ever provided you with services for the reason you gave in your question. You should add a counterclaim for the harassment and attach a copy of the letter you sent.\n\nIf it is in small claims, you are limited in what you can ask for, but you should at least ask for a detailed list of all the calls you made and received, with time and date. If in fact you had no service, there should be none. If you walked the block and used the phone, you owe the money, or at least part of it.
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If you have already forclosed on the lien and have an order from the court, the terms of the order should spell out the procedure for taking title and possession.  There is in most jurisdictions a procedure for attacking judgment based on fraud or mistake.  Individuals who attempting this usually did not respond in the original proceedings.  If they did participate, then it is very unlikely that the judge will hear their case.  If they did not then they will have to have a very good reason why they did not respond and some type of meritorious defense.  The time this is going to take depends on the jurisdiction you are in,  You may want to call the clerk of court and inquire when the case will likely be called for trial.
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Hopefully this reply does not reach you too late.\n\nYou should go to the Clerk of the Court for the county in which the action was filed.\n\nOne generally responds to an answer by either Affirming, Denying, or Stating one is Without Knowledge of each allegation set forth in the complaint. You would also raise any affirmative defenses at this point. If you are in Florida, for example, see the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure for more detail on this matter (the link is below), or see the corresponding Rules of Civil Procedure for whatever court and jurisdiction the action was filed in. \n\nDo not construe this as legal advice & don't rely upon it. You need to seek the counsel of a lawyer to get legal advice. This is just a general pointing you in a possible direction.\n\nYou can email me at theinkgroup912@yahoo.com if you'd like
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Every council is required to investigate complaints about people causing problems. Since the introduction of ASBOs most operate a 3 hits and they're out policy, if you and your neighbours feel the same way report every incedent, if necessary ask for a camera to record instances to back up your complaints ensure every incedent is logged and ask them to contact the housing association.\n\nDon't be put off by anything the association and council say about difficulties and accept that although this might take a while you have rights.\n\nGood luck and best wishes
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I urge you to look up and browse The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.  It contains the rules creditors must follow in collection efforts.  \n\nAs for coming to your door, the Act prohibits conduct designed primarily to harrass, etc. -- and at least here in NY, knocking on your door for any reason other than a process serving handing you a summons to court strikes me as exactly that.
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This is a lot more complicated than just talking to the neighbor. If you recently purchased the property, you should have had a survey done at the time of the settlement. Either the survey was done incorrectly and did not show the encroachment of the fence, or the title company where you had your settlement done did not review the survey well and missed the encroachment. You have a couple possibilities here: (1) contact your settlement office where you had your closing and ask them to see the survey. They should have actually given you a copy of the document, but maybe they did not. If you can see that there is a visable encroachment noted on the survey, then you need to speak to the attorney that runs the title company and find out how they missed it and see what they can do legally (at their cost) to remedy the problem through the courts. Or (2) If you can see on the survey that there is no visable encroachment then you need to take it up with the surveyor. They have Errors and Omissions insurance which they will appeal to in order to pay the costs and fees that are encompassed in getting this encroachment repaired. Finally, (3) if you purchased owners title insurance at settlement this will cover you as long as there is NO notation of an encroachment on the property. If you bought this policy, it covers you for defects in the title of your property, land encroachments being on of them. If you did not purchase this, you can obviously not use this as a remedy. \n\nGood luck to you. This can often become a battle especially if no one wants to own up to the mistake. I would highly suggest you take these avenues before doing anything confrontational with your neighbor. At the most, maybe just talk to your neighbor and find out if they had a survey done and if their survey shows the boundary lines. Don't cause a problem because land disputes between neighbors almost always escilate to a level that nobody would want to deal with.\n\nGood luck on resolving this one.
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If you know that the summons is really for you, don't ignore it. Only the court gets away with playing with technicalities.\n\nHowever, be sure to correct the spelling so that you get credit for showing up and following whatever orders they give to you.
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contact Harris county officers and ask to make sure you are within the law
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Neither constitutional law nor state court eviction proceedings are my bag, but here's a suggested area to look at from what I gathered.  \n\nUSC 28.89.1443 discusses removal of civil rights issues from state court to federal court.  Technically, you aren't asking for removal.  However, it sounds like the fed courts are treating the eviction proceeding as a closed state decision and, thus, your counterclaim (ie - your filing) is precluded. I don't remember the specific statute, civ pro rule or case, but federal questions can be raised at any time.  If the violation encompasses a federal question, I'd go back and essentially say 'ok, so this is a removal request because a federal question of jurisdiction over a civil rights matter that I am claiming on exists.' There might be a case under USC 28.89.1443 to support it such a removal request.  \n\nWith no knowledge of the actual complaint, opinion, etc to examine arguments, this is about all I can think of.  Best of luck.
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go to the court that issued the judgment, and have them enforce it. they could garner wages or confiscate property from them. Or, sell the debt to a collection agency. You will only get a small amount, but its better than nothing and then its no longer your problem.
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As usual with legal-related questions on Yahoo! Answers, too little information exists to answer this question adequately.  The state you're in would be helpful.  Not posting the same question five times would be helpful.  Nevertheless, I'll answer what I can in this question, and post another question if you need more details.\n\nAt this date and time, it's getting a little too late to deal with the problems adequately.  A notarized note will not be very helpful - after all, the dispute is not about whether the house exists in that condition, but whether you or the landlord should be responsible for the cost of those conditions.\n\nTaking photographs and video is helpful, but again it only shows that damage exists, not who is responsible for it.  The video, though, may be able to show that it wasn't from your abuse of the apartment, but from natural wear and tear that the landlord refused to repair.\n\nDo you have any record of communication with the landlord?  That's the strongest piece of evidence you'll have.  You'd be able to show that you notified the landlord, or that the landlord acknowledged receipt of that request.\n\nIt's a little too late now, but you should have sent certified mailings to the landlord.  The landlord would have had to sign a card acknowledging that he received your letter, and you would have proof that he received your request.  With just 10 days to go, it's too late for that.\n\nI would carefully catalog everything that has happened, with each date you noticed the problem if possible, if the cause was natural, when you notified the landlord, and the entire history of the dispute.  Photos and video are helpful if you go to court.  A notarized statement is not very helpful.  Records of communication with your landlord are extremely helpful.  Otherwise, if you don't get the security deposit, you may simply have to go to small claims court with the recordings and hope that the judge believes your story.
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I would hire an attorney to handle filing a Summons and Complaint.  It will require they come to court.  They can be given the option of paying or getting out.  If the court grants the eviction, and they do not move, the police or sheriff shows up and removes their belongings.  You need to take the proper steps to get this resolved.  If not, by the time you do, the court won't take it all that seriously since you've been allowing it to happen.
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civil and not criminal. ask your local civil court
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You do not have to be personally served in a civil matter.\n\nSo long as the process server certifies he served you, you have been served.\n\nPerhaps you should respond to the complaint and plead your case before a judge. Do you seriously think they are going to forget about it? If you continue to evade the process server, you will be served a citation by publication and lose by default when you don't show up in court.\n\nMaybe you should follow the previous advice and contact the company trying to collect the debt. They want the money, and if they don't get it, they want to attach anything you own that can be attached (seized for auction).\n\nAdditional comment:\n\nThen go to court and plead your case, or resign yourself to the fact the collection agency will be awarded a judgment against you (your property) for the amount they claim you owe.