Filing Days, Filing Fees, Methods of Payment and Court Settings are listed in this section.

Our Court Staff cannot give you legal advice, but they can offer procedural guidance. 

The Justice of the Peace Courts may hear cases for amounts less than $10,000.

Prior to filing a Complaint for Forcible Detainer to evict a tenant, the plaintiff/ landlord must give the tenant at least three days written notice to vacate unless the parties have contracted for a shorter or longer notice period in a written lease or agreement.

The complaint must be filed in the precinct where the property relating to the eviction is located.  You may use the convenient online Bexar County JURISDICTION LOCATOR TOOL tool or call the Voter's Registration Office at (210) 335-662 to find what precinct the property's address is located in.

Step by step instructions of the Eviction Process are listed.

Either party may request a jury trial within five days of the date of service of the citation.

After the hearing, either party has five (5) calendar days to appeal the judgment.

Frequently the plaintiff will find it difficult to collect their judgement on past rent due.

Writ of Possession and Abstract of Judgement are possible post judgement remedies.