MeMyselfandIinMissouri
Active Member
What is the name of your state?Missouri
I was unable to attend court due to a brand new job (I was laid off In January and just started this position a couple of weeks ago, no PTO available). I am the tenant and my landlord cut off all communication with me after accepting February's rent, refused to take my March, April and May rent, and apparently she plans to sell, based on her Facebook activity.
I called my county courthouse to ask how to file a motion to set aside the judgement and they told me to come in. So I went to the counter, told the person what I was there for, I was given a form to fill out. I asked if I would need to provide documentation at that time, they said no, wait till the new court date. I was told to call the next day and follow up, and when I did I was told that wasn't the right form to fill out and that I needed to tell them I was filing a motion to set aside. I explained that I did exactly that but apparently this was not correct.
Can someone tell me how to go about this? I need to do this either today or tomorrow. I did find a form on the Missouri courts site, but it seems to be more related to criminal cases, even though I found it under the Civil case headline.
I was unable to attend court due to a brand new job (I was laid off In January and just started this position a couple of weeks ago, no PTO available). I am the tenant and my landlord cut off all communication with me after accepting February's rent, refused to take my March, April and May rent, and apparently she plans to sell, based on her Facebook activity.
I called my county courthouse to ask how to file a motion to set aside the judgement and they told me to come in. So I went to the counter, told the person what I was there for, I was given a form to fill out. I asked if I would need to provide documentation at that time, they said no, wait till the new court date. I was told to call the next day and follow up, and when I did I was told that wasn't the right form to fill out and that I needed to tell them I was filing a motion to set aside. I explained that I did exactly that but apparently this was not correct.
Can someone tell me how to go about this? I need to do this either today or tomorrow. I did find a form on the Missouri courts site, but it seems to be more related to criminal cases, even though I found it under the Civil case headline.