The judge will name a Trial Date. If the Trial Date conflicts with your schedule, speak up and suggest an alternative.
The purpose of trial is to determine whether you have violated your lease agreement. Even if you win your counterclaim, Your landlord will win possession of the unit if he/she successfully proves that you have violated your lease agreement.
PREPARING FOR TRIAL
IF YOU LOSE YOUR EVICTION TRIAL
The judge will issue a Writ of Possession - court order to vacate the unit.
Your landlord can hire a sheriff to execute the Writ of Possession, which means he/she will remove you from the unit. In some cases, the landlord and/or sheriff may allow you to clean out the unit within 24 hours if you have not already done so.
The judge will also name a date fo the Proof/Damages hearing. Generally, the Proof/Damages hearing takes place about one month later. At that hearing, the court will determine how much money, if any, you owe to your landlord.
IF YOU WIN YOUR EVICTION TRIAL
The judge will find that you have not violated your lease agreement, and you are thereby entitled to remain in the unit.
The judge will also name a date for the Proof/Damages hearing (about one month later). At that hearing, the court will determine how much money, if any, your landlord owers you on account of your counterclaims.