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Start with the papers
Upload what you were served. We read every page.
Citation, petition, attachments - PDFs or photos are fine. We pull out the court, the parties, the amount claimed, and the trial date printed on your citation, then look the case up in the court's records to confirm it's real and active.
CITATION - EVICTION CASE
Why this date matters
In an eviction case, the trial date on your citation is the whole ballgame.
Most Texas lawsuits give you a 14-day window to file a written answer. Eviction cases are different: your citation states the day and time of your trial, usually just days or weeks out (Tex. R. Civ. P. 510.4). Your side gets heard by being there, in person, on that day. If no one appears, the court can enter a default judgment - a decision made without your side of the story (Tex. Prop. Code § 24.0051).
Case filed
Your landlord files at the Justice Court
You're served
The citation states your trial day and time
Trial day
You appear in person. This is where your side is heard
CAUSE NO. 26-EV-04512
OAKLINE PROPERTIES LLC, Plaintiff
v.
JORDAN SMITH, Defendant
IN THE JUSTICE COURT
PRECINCT 4, TEXAS
DEFENDANT'S ORIGINAL ANSWER
I. OPENING
II. GENERAL DENIAL
III. SPECIFIC DENIALS
IV. DEFENDANT'S STATEMENT OF FACTS
V. AFFIRMATIVE MATTERS AND APPLICABLE LAW
VI. PRAYER FOR RELIEF
Signed electronically
The document
Your Answer, in proper Texas pleading format.
Drafted from your side of the story, section by section: a general denial, your specific responses, your statement of facts, and what you ask the court to do. You review every word and can edit any section before you sign.
In an eviction case, a written Answer is optional - but it puts your side on record before the trial and tells the court, in advance, what you dispute: the amount claimed, the notice you were given, your payments. It does not replace appearing at your trial.
Straight answers
What this tool does, and what it doesn't.
What we do
- Read your court papers and pull out your trial dateChecked against the court's own records
- Prepare your plain-English case reportWhat the papers say, organized - free, before you pay anything
- Draft your written Answer from your factsYou review, edit, and sign every word
- File it with your court, with proof of filingAnd a copy delivered to the plaintiff
- Organize your documents for your trial dayLease, receipts, texts, photos - in one place
What we don't
- Appear in court for youYou attend your trial yourself
- Give legal adviceWe're not a law firm; no attorney-client relationship is formed
- Stop or delay the caseOnly the court decides what happens
- Promise an outcomeNo one can - and you should be careful with anyone who does
How it works
One clean path from "I got the citation" to "I'm ready for my day."
Most people finish the paperwork in an afternoon. You stay in control of every decision.
- 1
Upload the papers
Citation and petition - PDFs or photos. We read every page and pull out the court, parties, amount, and your trial date.
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Confirm your court date
We show you the trial date exactly as your citation states it, and you check it against your own copy.
- 3
Your report
A plain-English summary of what the papers say, the Texas statutes involved, and your court date - free, before you decide anything.
- 4
Tell your side
Focused questions about the rent, the notice you got, and the property. Add your lease, receipts, texts, and photos.
- 5
Review and file
Your Answer drafted section by section. Edit anything, sign electronically, and we file it with the court and deliver a copy to the plaintiff.
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Your trial day
Bring a printed copy of your Answer and your documents, arrive early, and tell your side. Appearing in person is how your side gets heard.
Beyond the Answer
If your case needs more, it's covered.
$199 flatThe Answer
Your written response, drafted from your facts and filed with the court, with proof of filing. There is no court fee for filing an answer.
Set aside a default judgment
If a judgment was already entered - for example, after a missed trial date - a Motion to Set Aside asks the court to reopen the case and hear your side.
Your own claim, as its own case
Repairs never made, a kept deposit, belongings - Texas court rules say claims like these can't be decided inside an eviction case (Tex. R. Civ. P. 510.3(e)). They're filed as a separate case, and we can help you start one.
Always part of it
Your court date front and center · Verified against the court's records · English y Español · You approve every word.
The package
One flat price. The report comes first, free.
The Answer
Respond to the eviction case
$199
one time - no court fee for filing an answer
- Your court papers read and checked against the court's records
- A plain-English report with your trial date, front and center
- Your Answer drafted in proper Texas pleading format
- You review, edit, and sign before anything is filed
- Filed with the court, with proof of filing, and a copy delivered to the plaintiff
- Your documents organized for your trial day
Have a claim of your own against the landlord? In an eviction case it's filed separately - we'll point the way once your Answer is done.
Common questions
Things people ask before starting.
Your trial date is already set.
Upload the papers and start. It takes a few minutes to understand what the case says - and a few more to prepare your response.
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