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T r ial De Novo: T he Justic e Cour t Appe al T he a D. Wha le n E xe c utive Dire c to r, T e xa s Justic e Co urt T ra ining Ce nte r td24@ txsta te .e d u F oc us on E vic tions Go ve rnme nt Co de Se c . 27.031. JURI
T he a D. Wha le n
E xe c utive Dire c to r, T e xa s Justic e Co urt T ra ining Ce nte r td24@ txsta te .e d u
Go ve rnme nt Co de Se c . 27.031. JURI SDI CT I
I n a dditio n to the jurisdic tio n a nd po we rs pro vide d b y the c o nstitutio n a nd o the r la w, the justic e c o urt ha s o rig ina l jurisdic tio n o f: (2) c a se s o f fo rc ib le e ntry a nd de ta ine r;
T E XAS JUDICIARY • F Y 2016 ANNUAL ST AT IST ICAL RE PORT
Dismisse d fo r la c k o f jurisdic tio n Must b e in the pre c inc t a nd c o unty in whic h
pro pe rty is lo c a te d
De fa ult judg me nt Se rvic e is diffe re nt fro m a typic a l c ivil suit Atte mpting to sta y in the ho me lo ng e r Rule s to a ddre ss tha t issue
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f a n a ppe a l is b a se d o n no npa yme nt o f re nt, the c o urt sha ll de te rmine the a mo unt o f re nt to b e pa id e a c h re nta l pa y pe rio d during the pe nde nc y
judg me nt.
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his sub se c tio n do e s no t re q uire o r pro hib it pa yme nt o f re nt into the c o urt re g istry o r dire c tly to the la ndlo rd during the pe nde nc y o f a n a ppe a l o f a n e vic tio n c a se b a se d o n g ro unds o the r tha n no npa yme nt o f re nt.
Se c . 24.0053, Pro pe rty Co de
No n-pa yme nt o f re nt via SI
AC:
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RCP 510.9 (5)(A) & Se c . 24.0053, Pro pe rty Co de
No n-pa yme nt o f re nt via sure ty b o nd:
Se c . 24.0053, Pro pe rty Co de
he justic e c o urt must pro vide to the de fe nda nt a writte n no tic e te lling the m to pa y a de po sit o f re nt into the c o urt’ s re g istry
RCP 510.9 (5)(A) & Se c . 0053 (a -1) & (a -2), Pro pe rty Co de
RCP 510.9 (5)(B)(i)&(ii) & Se c . 24.0053
ansmitte d
RCP 510.9 (5)(B)(i)
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he c o urt “ma y no t fo rwa rd the tra nsc ript a nd o rig ina l pa pe rs b e fo re the sixth da y a fte r the da te the te na nt file s a [SI ACC], e xc e pt tha t, if the c o urt c o nfirms tha t the te na nt ha s time ly pa id the initia l de po sit o f re nt into the justic e c o urt re g istry …”
Pro pe rty Co de § 24.0054(a -2)
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f the de fe nda nt fa ils to pa y re nt, the pla intiff ma y file a swo rn mo tio n tha t the de fe nda nt is in de fa ult
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he pla intiff must no tify the de fe nda nt o f the mo tio n a nd the he a ring da te
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f the de fe nda nt is in de fa ult, the c o urt must issue a writ o f po sse ssio n
T RCP 510.9(c )(5)(B)(iv)&(v) & Se c . 24.o 053(a -4), Pro pe rty Co de
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he pla intiff ma y withdra w a ny o r a ll re nt in the c o unty c o urt re g istry with a swo rn mo tio n a nd he a ring , prio r to fina l de te rmina tio n o f the c a se :
sho wing just c a use ; dismissa l o f the a ppe a l; o r o rde r o f the c o urt a fte r fina l he a ring .
T RCP 510.9(c )(5)(B)(iv)&(v) & Se c . 24.o 053(a -4), Pro pe rty Co de
T he failur e o f the te nant to pay r e nt into the r e gistr y o f the justic e c o ur t do e s no t affe c t the pe r fe c tio n o f the appe al – o nly the r ight o f the te nant to r e main in po sse ssio n pe nding the appe al.
Within 5 da ys o f the sig ne d judg me nt, must po st:
Sure ty Bo nd Ca sh De po sit Sta te me nt o f I
na b ility to Affo rd Pa yme nt o f Co urt Co sts
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RCP 510.9(a ) & (f)
Sta te me nt o f I
na b ility to Affo rd Pa yme nt o f Co urt Co sts (SI APCC) Co urt must pro vide no tic e to a ll o the r pa rtie s b y the
ne xt b usine ss da y
Bo nd o r Ca sh
Appe lla nt must se rve writte n no tic e o f the a ppe a l o n a ll
via Rule 501.4 (info rma l se rvic e )
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RCP 510.9 (d)
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RCP 510.9 (c ) & 502.3 (a )&(b )
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RCP 510.9 (c )(1)&(2) & 502.3 (a )&(b )
Judg e must ho ld a he a ring if c o nte ste d Burde n o n pa rty who file d sta te me nt to pro ve ina b ility
to a ffo rd c o sts
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f judg e finds pa rty c a n a ffo rd c o sts, must ma ke writte n
Pa rty must the n po st b o nd within 1 da y o r a ppe a l
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RCP 502.3 (d)
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ile d within 5 da ys o f o rde r
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Co unty c o urt must he a r within 5 da ys De no vo
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RCP 510.9 (c )(3)
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RCP 510.9 (c )(3)
Co unty c o urt a g re e s with ina b ility – dire c t justic e
c o urt to fo rwa rd re ma inde r o f c a se a nd c a se is a ppe a le d
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f Co unty c o urt disa g re e s with ina b ility – a ppe lla nt must po st b o nd o r c a sh within 1 b usine ss da y
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RCP 510.9 (c )(3)&(4)
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e na nts e va ding sta te me nt o f ina b ility to a ffo rd pa yme nt o f c o urt c o sts
Se c . 24.o o 511 & 24.00512(a ) Pro pe rty Co de
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n a n e vic tio n suit fo r no n-pa yme nt o f re nt, the a mo unt o f the a ppe a l b o nd must b e sta te d in the c o urt’ s judg me nt.
Appe a l b o nds in e vic tio n suits fo r no npa yme nt o f re nt must
inc lude the sure ty’ s c o nta c t info rma tio n, inc luding :
Addre ss Pho ne numb e r E
ma il a ddre ss (if a ny)
Se c . 24.o o 511, Pro pe rty Co de
Whe n a judg me nt in a n e vic tio n suit fo r no npa yme nt o f re nt is a ppe a le d,
the a ppe lle e ma y c o nte st:
1) the a ppe a l b o nd a mo unt; 2) the fo rm o f the a ppe a l b o nd; o r 3) the fina nc ia l a b ility o f a sure ty to pa y the a ppe a l b o nd.
Within 5 da ys o f b o nd file d T
he justic e c o urt sha ll no tify the o the r pa rty a nd the sure ty o f the c o nte st.
Se c . 24.o o 512 (b ), Pro pe rty Co de
A he a ring sha ll b e he ld “no t la te r tha n the fifth da y a fte r the da te the c o nte st is file d.” Amo unt o f the b o nd o r fo rm o f the b o nd:
a ppe lle e ha s the b urde n o f pro o f
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ina nc ia l a b ility o f the sure ty to pa y the b o nd:
a ppe lla nt ha s the b urde n o f pro o f
Sure ty must appe ar at he aring; failure to appe ar c onstitute s “prima fac ie
e vide nc e that the bond should be disapprove d.”
Se c . 24.o o 512 (c )&(d ), Pro pe rty Co de
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f the a ppe a l b o nd is a ppro ve d b y the justic e c o urt:
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he a ppe a l in the c o unty c o urt g o e s fo rwa rd.
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f the a ppe a l b o nd is disa ppro ve d, must within 5 da ys:
Ma ke a c a sh de po sit F
ile a SI APCC, o r
Appe a l to c o unty c o urt
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f no t, judg me nt is fina l. Writ o f po sse ssio n ma y issue .
Se c . 24.o o 512(d)&(e ) Pro pe rty Co de
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f a ppe a le d to c o unty c o urt:
All re le va nt do c ume nts g o to c o unty c o urt; Co unty c o urt no tifie s the pa rtie s a nd the sure ty o f the
he a ring time a nd da te
Co unty c o urt sha ll ho ld a he a ring within 5 da ys; T
he c o nte st sha ll b e de no vo .
Se c . 24.o o 512 (f), Pro pe rty Co de
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a ilure o f the c o unty c o urt to ho ld a time ly he a ring is no t g ro unds fo r a ppro va l o r de nia l o f the a ppe a l.
A writ o f po sse ssio n ma y no t b e issue d b e fo re the
c o unty c o urt issue s a fina l de c isio n o n the a ppe a l b o nd.
Se c . 24.o o 512 (f), Pro pe rty Co de
c o unty c le rk sha ll tra nsmit the tra nsc ript a nd re c o rds o f the c a se ba c k to the justic e c o urt.
Se c . 24.o o 512 (g ), Pro pe rty Co de
to :
APCC
f no t time ly ma de o r file d, the judg me nt o f the justic e c o urt b e c o me s fina l a nd a writ o f po sse ssio n a nd ma y issue
tra nsc ript a nd o the r re c o rds o f the c a se to the justic e c o urt, a nd the justic e c o urt sha ll pro c e e d a s if the a ppe a l b o nd wa s o rig ina lly a ppro ve d.
Se c . 24.o o 512 (g ), Pro pe rty Co de
Sma ll Cla ims & De b t Cla im
An a ppe a l is pe rfe c te d whe n a b o nd, c a sh
de po sit, o r SI APCC is file d in a c c o rda nc e with this rule .
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he a ppe lla nt must pa y the c o sts o n a ppe a l to a c o unty c o urt in via Rule 143a .
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RCP 506.1 (h)&(i)
I f the a ppe lla nt fa ils to pa y the c o sts o n a ppe a l fro m a judg me nt
do so b y the c o unty c le rk, the a ppe a l sha ll b e de e me d no t pe rfe c te d a nd the c o unty c le rk sha ll re turn a ll pa pe rs in sa id c a use to the justic e o f the pe a c e ha ving o rig ina l jurisdic tio n a nd the justic e o f the pe a c e sha ll pro c e e d a s tho ug h no a ppe a l ha d b e e n a tte mpte d.
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RCP 143a
Mullins v. Co usso ns, 745 S.W.2d 50 (T e x. App.—Ho usto n [14th Dist.] 1987, no writ); Po o le v. Go o de , 442 S.W.2d 810, 812 (T e x. Civ. App.—Ho usto n [14th Dist.] 1969, writ re f’ d n.r.e .).
“A c o unty c o urt o f la w do e s no t ha ve jurisdic tio n o ve r a n a ppe a l fo r whic h a time ly a ppe a l fro m a justic e c o urt’ s judg me nt wa s no t pe rfe c te d.” “I f the a ppe a l b o nd is no t time ly file d, the c o unty c o urt is witho ut jurisdic tio n to he a r the a ppe a l, a nd the a ppe a l must b e dismisse d fo r la c k o f jurisdic tio n.”
Ca va zo s v. Ha nc o c k, 686 S.W.2d 284, 287 (T e x. App.—Ama rillo 1985, no writ). Se e a lso We tse l v. F
Wo rth Bra ke , Clutc h & E q uipme nt, I nc ., 780 S.W.2d 952, 954 (T e x. App.—F
n re A.J.’ s Wre c ke r Se rvic e o f Da lla s, 2002 WL 497021 a t *1 (T e x. App.—Da lla s Apr. 3, 2002, no writ)
Whe n a n a ppe a l ha s b e e n pe rfe c te d, the (justic e c o urt) must sta y a ll furthe r pro c e e ding s o n the judg me nt a nd must imme dia te ly se nd to the c le rk o f the c o unty c o urt:
re g istry, inc luding re nt pa id into the re g istry
T RCP 510.10(a )
T he c o unty c le rk must do c ke t the c a se a nd must imme dia te ly no tify the pa rtie s o f the da te o f re c e ipt o f the tra nsc ript a nd the do c ke t numb e r o f the c a se . T he no tic e must a dvise the de fe nda nt tha t it must file a writte n
a nswe r in the c ounty c ourt within 8 da ys if o ne wa s no t file d in the
justic e c o urt. T ria l c a n b e he ld a nytime a fte r 8 da ys fro m re c e iving the tra nsc ript
T RCP 510.10(b ) & 510.12
Pa rtie s will b e pe rmitte d to ple a d, pro ve a nd re c o ve r da ma g e s,
if a ny, suffe re d fo r withho lding o r de fe nding po sse ssio n o f the pre mise s during the pe nde nc y o f the a ppe a l.
Da ma g e s ma y inc lude :
lo ss o f re nta ls during the a ppe a l a tto rne y fe e s in the justic e a nd c o unty c o urts
T RCP 510.11
Only the pa rty pre va iling in the c o unty c o urt will b e e ntitle d to re c o ve r da ma g e s a g a inst the a dve rse pa rty. T he pre va iling pa rty will a lso b e e ntitle d to re c o ve r c o urt c o sts a nd to re c o ve r a g a inst the sure tie s o n the a ppe a l b o nd in c a se s whe re the a dve rse pa rty ha s e xe c ute d a n a ppe a l b o nd.
T RCP 511
An a nswe r file d b y the de fe nda nt must b e ta ke n a s a n a ppe a ra nc e I f the de fe nda nt ma de no a nswe r in writing in the justic e c o urt a nd fa ils to file a writte n a nswe r within 8 da ys a fte r the tra nsc ript is file d in the c o unty c o urt, de fa ult judg me nt ma y b e e nte re d
T RCP 512
Writte n o r o ra l a g re e me nt (le a se ) ho ldo ve r – min. 3 da ys
unle ss pa rtie s a g re e d to sho rte r o r lo ng e r
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e na nt “a t will” o r “a t suffe ra nc e ” – min. 3 da ys unle ss pa rtie s a g re e d to sho rte r o r lo ng e r
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a x o r truste e ’ s fo re c lo sure ; te na nt time ly pa ys re nt a nd no t
Pro pe rty Co de § 24.005
A b o yfrie nd/ g irlfrie nd o r a dult c hild living
with pa re nts?
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ike ly b e c o nside re d e ithe r a te na nt a t will
pre mise s b y a g re e me nt a nd is sub je c t to a fo rc ib le de ta ine r a c tio n unde r Pro pe rty Co de § 24.002.