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Maybe the law has changed but the last time I had someone evicted, I just filled out some papers and paid a fee at the courthouse. As I understand it, a constable served the papers. Unfortunately, where my property is located (which determines in which court/precinct you file), the judge is very pro-renter. After I filed, I had to wait 60 days for a hearing. In the meantime, I had to leave the tenant alone. Naturally, she never paid another dime. Finally, at the hearing, she produced copies of money orders she claimed she sent in payment of rent. What she would do was get the money order, make a copy of it and then cash the money orders. All she was out was the fee for the money order. Although it was fairly obvious what she had done, the judge gave her another 60 days to get copies of the cancelled money orders. Just before the next hearing, she moved out. She didn't appear at the hearing and I got a judgement only for the rent not paid up to the time I originally filed for the eviction. The judge basically gave her 4 months free rent. I never collected another dime from her. After that, I required an applicant to pay for a credit check and have credit score of at least 730 and raised the rent by 25%. Best move I ever made.