§ 794. Fees and costs
The total court fees and costs for the summary proceedings provided for by this chapter shall be $2.00.
§ 795. Landlord’s obligation to install water and/or electric meter
Unless otherwise agreed in writing, upon the request of a tenant, the landlord of a dwelling unit/commercial unit shall install a water and/or electric meter for the purpose of recording the amount of water and/or electricity used by the tenant. Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit the landlord from assessing costs and charges against […]
§ 789. Failure to pay rent; expiration of lease; time for notice to quit
(a) The following shall be deemed cases of unlawful holding by force within the meaning of this chapter— (1) When the tenant or person in possession of any premises fails or refuses to pay any rent due on the lease or agreement under which he holds, or deliver up the possession of the premises for […]
§ 790. Form and service of notice to quit
A notice to quit shall be in writing and shall be served upon the tenant or person in possession by being delivered to him or left at the premises in case of his absence therefrom.
§ 791. Rent paid in advance
The service of a notice to quit upon a tenant or person in possession does not authorize an action to be maintained against him for the possession of the premises before the expiration of any period for which such tenant or person has paid the rent of such premises in advance.
§ 792. Access of tenant to cultivate and harvest crop
When the leasing or occupation is for the purpose of farming or agriculture, the tenant or person in possession shall, after the termination of such lease or occupancy, have free access to the premises to cultivate and harvest or gather any crop or produce of the soil planted or sown by him before the service […]
§ 793. Merits of title; limitation of action
In an action to recover the possession of any land, tenement or other real property, where the entry is forcible or when the possession thereof is unlawfully held by force, the merits of the title shall not be inquired into, and three years’ quiet possession of the premises immediately preceding the commencement of such action […]
§ 784. Procedure generally
Except as provided in this chapter and the rules of court, an action for forcible entry and detainer shall be conducted in the same manner as other civil actions.
§ 785. Time for summons and answer; default judgment
Upon the filing of the complaint, a summons shall be served and returned within 3 days, requiring the defendant to appear within 3 days after service thereof, and show cause why a judgment of dispossession should not be entered against him. In the event of the failure of the defendant to appear and show cause, […]
§ 786. Continuance
No continuance shall be granted for a longer period than two days, unless the defendant applying therefor gives an undertaking to the adverse party, with good and sufficient security, to be approved by the court, conditioned for the payment of the rent that may accrue if the judgment be rendered against the defendant, and all […]