If the judge grants you the TRO, take at least two (2) packets of the forms and your Return of Service form to the police station closest to the unit that you were locked out of. Give these forms to the officer on duty and ask for his/her help to get you back into your unit. POLITELY ask the officer if the police department would serve the documents on your landlord. Tell them an address where they can most likely find your landlord.
The police will need to provide your landlord or your landlord's attorney with:
1. one of the packets of the forms that you filed in court AND
2. Return of Service form.
The Return of Service form must be signed by:
1. the police officer who delivers the forms AND
2. the landlord or landlord's attorney
The police officer who delivers the forms will need to fill out the rest of the Return of Service form, and then take it back to the court.
If the police will not serve the TRO, you must have a friend (at least 18 years old and is not involved in the court case) serve or hire a process server. You cannot serve the TRO yourself. Make sure your friend or the process server fills out the Return of Service form and file it in court.
The Return of Service form must be filed with the court.