The whole process, before you spend a dollar.

Every step, who does it, and the day it happens — including the deadlines the statute fixes and the ones the court controls. Published in advance, because you should be able to decide without a phone call.

Two steps for you. The rest is ours.

Most eviction services hand you a packet and wish you luck. Here is the whole division of labour, published in advance.

YOU

1.Answer the questions

About ten minutes online. Property, tenant, what is owed. No call required, no name needed for the price.

YOU

2.Approve and pay

You see the attorney fee and your county's court costs itemized before you pay. Then you are done.

3.We draft, serve and file

Attorney review, statutory notice, service, and filing in your county - signed by a lawyer licensed in your state.

4.We appear and get the keys

Hearing, judgment, writ, and the lockout - with every date tracked and visible in your portal.

YOU · ~10 MINUTES

US · EVERYTHING BELOW

Court filing fees, service of process and sheriff or constable charges are set by your county and are itemized before you pay. No result or date is guaranteed.

Have these handy

Nothing here is required to see your price. It is required to file. If you are missing something, start anyway — your answers save as you go and you can upload the rest from your portal.

1The leaseSigned copy if you have one. Month-to-month with no writing is fine - tell us and we adjust the notice.
2The tenant's full nameAs it appears on the lease. Occupants you know about, too.
3The property addressUnit number included. County decides your court and your costs.
4What is owed, by monthRent only, separated from late fees and utilities. Most notice defects start here.
5How you have communicatedTexts, emails, payment app screenshots. Upload later if you do not have them now.

The calendar, state by state

These day counts come from the same deadline engine that runs live cases — the marketing page and the case file cannot drift apart. Statutory intervals are fixed; hearing and lockout dates are the court’s.

The Texas calendar, day by day

Uniform statewide procedure since Jan 1, 2026 (SB 38 / Rule 510).

Day 0 is the day the notice is served.◎ ring = deadline fixed by statute• gold = you have the property back

Day 0
US
Notice servedSET BY LAW
3-day notice to vacate, generated from the statute and served for you.
Tex. Prop. Code 24.005
Day 3
US
Earliest filingSET BY LAW
The soonest the petition may be filed. We e-file through eFileTexas the same business day the case clears attorney review.
Rule 510.4
Day 10
COURT
Service attemptedSET BY LAW
The constable must attempt service by the 5th business day after filing.
Rule 510.4(a)(4)
Day 13
COURT
Trial window opensSET BY LAW
Trial may be set no earlier than 10 days after filing.
Rule 510.4(a)(10)
Day 24
COURT
Trial must be set bySET BY LAW
No later than 21 days after filing. Your attorney appears - you do not need to.
Rule 510.4(a)(10)
Day 29
COURT
Appeal window closesSET BY LAW
5 days after judgment. If the tenant does not appeal, possession is final.
Rule 510.9
Day 30
US
Writ may issueSET BY LAW
We request the writ of possession the day it becomes available.
Rule 510.8(d)
Day 33
COURT
Keys backCOURT’S CALENDAR
The constable schedules and executes the lockout.

A writ must be executed within 90 days of judgment. We calendar that outer date on every case.

Day counts run from the day the notice is served. Statutory intervals are fixed by law; hearing, judgment, and lockout dates are set by the court and the constable or sheriff and vary by county. No result or date is guaranteed.

The California calendar, day by day

AB 1482 just-cause screening runs before any notice is selected.

Day 0 is the day the notice is served.◎ ring = deadline fixed by statute• gold = you have the property back

Day 0
US
Notice servedSET BY LAW
3-day notice. Weekends and judicial holidays are excluded from the count itself - a frequent DIY defect.
CCP 1161(2)-(3)
Day 5
US
Notice expiresSET BY LAW
Three countable days later. Our engine counts them; you do not.
CCP 1161
Day 6
US
Complaint filed & servedCOURT’S CALENDAR
Summons and complaint filed in your county and served on the tenant.
Day 18
COURT
Answer dueSET BY LAW
10 court days after service - court days, not calendar days (15 if served by mail).
AB 2347 / CCP 1167
Day 25
US
JudgmentCOURT’S CALENDAR
No answer means we request judgment by default after CARES Act and SCRA screening.
Day 30
COURT
Sheriff 5-day notice endsSET BY LAW
The sheriff posts a 5-day notice to vacate before the lockout.
CCP 715.010
Day 34
COURT
Keys backCOURT’S CALENDAR
Sheriff performs the lockout and restores possession.

Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley are not available online - local rent-stabilization and right-to-counsel ordinances require case-specific review.

The Washington calendar, day by day

The most defense-heavy state we practice in - and the one where an LLC must appear through a lawyer.

Day 0 is the day the notice is served.◎ ring = deadline fixed by statute• gold = you have the property back

Day 0
US
14-day notice servedSET BY LAW
On the mandatory statutory form, with itemization, translation links and legal-aid contacts. Defective notices are dismissed.
RCW 59.12.030(3)
Day 14
US
Notice expiresSET BY LAW
Fourteen days to pay or vacate.
RCW 59.12.030(3)
Day 17
US
Summons & complaint servedCOURT’S CALENDAR
Filed in superior court. Property managers cannot file for you here.
Day 24
COURT
Answer deadlineSET BY LAW
Seven days from service of the summons.
RCW 59.18.365
Day 40
COURT
Show-cause hearingCOURT’S CALENDAR
Most are virtual. Your attorney appears.
Day 45
COURT
JudgmentCOURT’S CALENDAR
Writ of restitution requested on entry.
Day 52
COURT
Reinstatement window endsSET BY LAW
The tenant has 5 court days after judgment to reinstate by paying.
RCW 59.18.410
Day 75
COURT
Keys backCOURT’S CALENDAR
Sheriff schedules the physical restoration.

King County sheriff writ queues have recently run about 90 days. We show you the real date, not the optimistic one. Seattle, Tacoma, Burien and Federal Way are not available online.

The questions people actually ask

Is this actually a law firm, or a filing service?

A law firm. LedgerEviction is a division of The Ledger Law Firm, and every case is reviewed, signed and appeared on by an attorney licensed in the state where your property sits. Many low-cost eviction services are not law firms and never put an attorney on your case - which is why they cannot appear at your hearing.

Why is the price published when nobody else publishes one?

Because we can. The work in an uncontested eviction is knowable in advance, so quoting it hourly mostly protects the firm, not you. The attorney fee is flat and published; court filing fees, service and sheriff or constable charges are set by your county and are itemized before you pay.

What if my tenant fights it?

The contested price is published in advance too, so you are never surprised into a decision. Nothing moves to the contested tier without your approval in the portal first.

What if the tenant pays or moves out first?

That is a good outcome and it is common. Tell us in the portal - one tap - and we close for possession or restart the notice clock as the state requires. Payments bill per completed stage, in arrears — if your case resolves early, the remaining stages never bill.

How much of my time does this really take?

About ten minutes of intake, then approvals as they come up. You do not attend the hearing; your attorney does. Every date, document and filing appears in your portal as it happens.

Do you do this in my state?

Texas, California and Washington.

See your number first.

No name required to get the price. About ten minutes to start.