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I was served with process today for an eviction suit set for next Thursday... I wanted to file a counterclaim but when I called the JP's office they told me I couldn't because I couldn't evict the landlord... that's not what I wanted to do, but she said the only thing I could do was file a SCC...

So yesterday I sent a response to their Notice to Vacate CRRR and so far I still haven't been served with eviction papers. I went to try and read up on the procedure to figure out how I would file my counterclaim at the Dallas County SCC website... I did notice it said somewhere that if...

Thanks, that's a good idea I'll do that. I also secretly recorded the conversations I had with the manager with my digital voice recorder, though I'm not sure I should bring that up at trial except maybe to refute any claims that they didn't know my side of it... which this letter sent CRRR...

Yeah it's sounding to me like the best option is just to wait for the eviction notice and then answer/countersue so both cases will be heard at the same time and I don't risk getting evicted before my side is heard. Are eviction hearings also held in small claims court? Also, yesterday I...

Ok now I'm a little confused because this answer contradicts presutin's answer and you both have a lot of experience (at least on this forum). If I can both answer and file a counterclaim in one suit that would probably be easiest for me, but that would mean I would have to wait until I am...

Thanks presutin for the advice, I really appreciate it. I've got all my cancelled checks and my lease which spells out what I should owe per month. I guess I just have some process questions left like: Do I wait until I am served with the eviction suit by the landlord and then in...

But that's just it... I have paid my rent, I just paid it in advance. I don't think they can just essentially raise my rent by $100/month without notifying me. I had been paying $100 more than my lease stated I needed to for 16 months so I had indeed paid for almost 3 months in advance...

Thanks for looking I'll try to make this as brief as I can... I'm afraid that if I just respond to an eviction suit my landlord is about to pursue I may not really be heard by the judge on the merits of my side and instead he may just grant them their eviction and tell me I have to bring my...