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What to Expect when Evictions Resume, by Howard Bookstaff
Posted by Education Department
on Friday, May 15, 2020
Court Will Be in Session
Soon:
Multiple Area JPs Share
What to Expect When Evictions Resume
Webinar Recap (May 15, 2020)
By: Howard M. Bookstaff, General
Counsel
Yesterday, we had a number of people tune in to the webinar
entitled "Court Will Be in Session Soon: Multiple Area JPs
Share What to Expect When Evictions Resume". I want to thank
Harris County JPs Holly Williamson, David Patronella and Russ
Ridgway, Brazoria County JP Sharon Fox, Fort Bend County JP Kelly
Crow and Montgomery County JP Matt Beasley for their
appearance.
The following is a recap of the points to take away from the
webinar:
- Most courts will resume eviction trials the first week of
June.
- Many of the courts will have their constables re-serve
residents with evictions to establish a trial date.
- Be sure to confirm your trial date and time. Your court may be
scheduling eviction trials at different times throughout the
day.
- Many of the courts will have in-person trials, but will
consider having participants attend remotely, when necessary.
- Courts will encourage practicing social distancing, good
hygiene, environmental cleanliness and sanitation by following
certain rules such as limiting the amount of people in the
courtroom, allowing people to appear remotely if necessary and
following certain recommended guidelines with respect to cleaning
the courtroom.
Before you come to court, check the court's website
to determine whether there are any special rules that will apply
when you appear in court. If you cannot get the information from
the website, call the court clerk.
If you are unsure of when a pending eviction action will be
tried, contact the court clerk with respect to your case.
I understand that there were some technology issues we had on
the webinar. We apologize if you could not hear all the comments.
We are working to correct these issues in future webinars.