Q: civil small claims action, taped it to my door and now I have 5 to reply. A law suit complaint.
My family including my deceased grandmother, my father & mother (alive) as of late my deceased uncle all had trusts. people whom surround my uncle who are posing as attorneys and real estate agents, threatening our tenants, claiming false statements. his late wife has been holding the books she has authrization to have the books. Tenats are not paying rent. My mother (trust holder alive). my late uncles late wife filed a civil small claims action, taped it to my door and now I have 5 to reply. A complaint/summons, lawsuit. I neeed help replying to the complaint. as it is time sensitive.
A:
You seem to be asking two separate questions. Something about a rental premises, apparently held in trust. If someone else is the trustee, that person would probably have the right to receive the rent.
If you actually had been sued in small claims court, the summons and complaint could not be served on you by taping it to your door. A peace officer or process server would actually hand it to you. You would be notified of the small claims pretrial conference at which time you would be required to appear and state whether you contest the debt. Contact the clerk of court and ask if this is legitimate.
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