Step-by-step guidance through Arizona's eviction process — from first notice to post-judgment — built for advocates and tenants in Maricopa County's 26 Justice Court precincts.
Structured intake, notice defect analysis, stage assessment, and a full output package for case prep.
Plain-language guidance. Understand where you are in the process and what to do next.
Identify the precinct, notice type, and key dates. Eviction cases must be filed in the precinct where the tenant lives.
Notice defects can be a defense. Document everything now. Defects do not automatically dismiss a case, but they may require the landlord to re-serve and restart the clock.
Gather facts to identify potential defenses and urgency factors. Check all that apply.
Case stage based on information entered. Review carefully before generating the output package.
Complete the checklists, then print or save as PDF for the case file.
Answer a few questions. We'll explain your situation in plain language and show you exactly what to do next. Takes about 2 minutes.
You don't need to know legal words to use this. Just tell us what happened. This is not legal advice — it's a guide to help you understand where you are and what you can do. It's free.
We'll explain this step by step, in plain language. Legal words are explained when they come up.
Start at the top. The steps marked in red are the most urgent.
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