The Homesteads is a Johnson County, Texas, community, and a process server there handles citations, petitions, subpoenas and notices to vacate for addresses in ZIP code 76009. Standard Service gives you an attempt within 5 business days. Rush Service gives you one within 48 hours, and 24-Hour Service one within 24 hours. A signed Return of Service is emailed. The Homesteads is unincorporated, a Census-designated place of 3,890 people in 2020, so there is no city government.
What a Process Server Costs in The Homesteads: Three Flat Tiers
In The Homesteads, $69 buys Standard Service, attempt within 5 business days. Rush Service, $119 in all, brings the attempt within 48 hours. 24-Hour Service is $169 and brings it within 24 hours. Look over the pricing page, then order on the order form. Johnson County's commissioners court sets what its constables and sheriff charge (Local Government Code 118.131); a private server is another way to go.
Who May Serve Papers in The Homesteads: Certified Servers, Constables and Court Orders
Rule 103 lists a sheriff or constable, an adult 18 or older authorized by law or written court order, and a person certified by the Judicial Branch Certification Commission as the people who may serve a citation. Law enforcement in The Homesteads is the Johnson County Sheriff's Office, whose deputies, along with the county constables, are the only ones permitted to serve an eviction citation.
Where The Homesteads Cases Are Filed: Justice Court, County Court and District Court
Johnson County's Guinn Justice Center, 204 South Buffalo Avenue, Cleburne, TX 76033, is about 15.8 miles away in Cleburne, the county seat. A justice court there hears civil claims up to $20,000 and every eviction. The precinct turns on where the address in dispute lies, and the Johnson County justice court clerk can confirm it.
Eviction Notices in The Homesteads: Notice to Vacate and the Justice Court Case
Landlords in The Homesteads must give at least three days' written notice to vacate unless the lease sets a different period. Mailing it, leaving it in a conspicuous place inside, handing it to a tenant 16 or older, or sending it electronically by written agreement all count. A sworn petition then goes to the justice court for the property's precinct, and the sheriff or a constable serves that citation.
Divorce Papers, Citations and Substituted Service for The Homesteads Defendants
Personal delivery or registered or certified mail starts the divorce. If the respondent cannot be reached, Rule 106(b) allows the court, on a sworn statement of tries, to approve another method. Default in The Homesteads waits ten days past the filing of the return.
Subpoena Service, Witness Fees and Records Near The Homesteads
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield, 2300 Lone Star Road, Mansfield, TX 76063, is about 6.7 miles away. Methodist Mansfield Medical Center, 2700 E Broad Street, Mansfield, TX 76063, is about 7.6 miles, and Methodist Midlothian Medical Center, 1201 E Highway 287, Midlothian, TX 76065, about 10.2 miles. Each custodian is owed $1 for records under subpoena; a summoned witness, $10 a day.
ZIP Codes and Neighboring Communities Around The Homesteads
The Homesteads is in ZIP code 76009. Venus, Alvarado and Mansfield are the listed neighbors.
The Homesteads Process Server FAQ
Can I serve the papers myself?
No. Being a party disqualifies you under Rule 103.
How is a company served?
At its registered office, through the registered agent.
Can papers be taped to a door?
Only where a Rule 106(b) order allows it.