COURT HEARING (SHOW CAUSE)
However, if the tenants do respond to the lawsuit, we will need to schedule a show cause hearing, (court date). The court will order that both parties attend this hearing. The court date must be scheduled on ten days notice to the defendant. At the hearing, we would ask the commissioner to sign a Judgement/Order for Writ of Restitution. The Tenants can raise any defenses they may have. If the tenants fail to appear at the hearing, they are in default. We can then request an Order of Default and Writ of Restitution to evict immediately without further court hearing.
FORM
- Tacoma Mandatory Show Cause Hearing - No Defaults
- https://cms.tacoma.gov/CMO/TMC1.95-RentalHousingCode-v20211001.pdf
- 1.953. landlords may not evict residential tenants without a court order, which can be issued by a court only after the tenant has an opportunity in a show cause hearing to contest the eviction