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The summons that a tenant is served with has a response date in the first paragraph. That is the date by which the tenant must respond in writing to the courts or to the attorney serving the summons. If the tenant does not respond in writing by that date, the landlord can take a default judgment against the tenant. If the tenant does respond in writing by the response date, the landlord must set a show cause hearing and the eviction will be heard and decided by the court. A show cause hearing will add an additional 10 days to 2 weeks to the process.
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