Investor · Middletown, NJ · Member since 2008 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
I have a tenant being evicted. The process has gone smoothly so far, re: the paperwork, the default judgment, and the Writ of Possession being docketed and "picked up" by the deputy.
The sheriff's office told me today it could take up to 10 business days to serve the tenant the 24 hour notice. Does anyone have experience in this county as to how long it actually takes once the writ is filed and in the deputy's possession? Thanks!
Investor · Middletown, NJ · Member since 2008 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
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Hi Chris, I (and my contractor) filed everything ourselves. I'm actually going to post the timeline once the tenant is out.
My advice is to be *very* careful in filling out the paperwork. The packet of documents on the Broward County court site does not include the Affidavit of Military Service (which needs to be notarized). You will also need to include a Department of Defense Manpower certificate from their web site to certify that the tenant is not deployed. We learned of this from a helpful court clerk at the 11th hour.
If we had not included these 2 documents, the default judgment would have been delayed. We also had my contractor pick up the default judgment and Writ of Possession from the courthouse as soon as the judge signed them; my contractor brought them directly to the sheriff's office. If we had let the court send them through their interoffice mail, it would have added additional days. The same helpful clerk told us this.