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<div>My experience is that you may get an alias for ten dollars or so from the clerk but you don't need to do anything, other than have the original complaint served personally with the alias. Count I is in rem and count II is in personam, and it is not necessarily
your job to clarify how he should be responding. All judges I have encountered hold the defendant to the literal words in the summons (typically number 5. for the monetary claim), and ignore responses related to the in rem action as untimely (assuming response
isn't a 1.540 motion, etc.). If they missed notice of Count I for final judgment so be itsn't necessary for an in rem action and not your job to explain. Not sure you need to do anything beyond personal service.</div>
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From: Joseph Alexander <jalexander@lieserskaff.com> <br>
Date: 09/25/2014 11:16 AM (GMT-05:00) <br>
To: RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee <landten@lists.flabarrpptl.org> <br>
Subject: [RPPTL LandTen] Question: Count II <br>
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<div>Dear All,</div>
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<div>I have a question about how to handle the following scenario:</div>
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<div>1.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Residential Eviction Complaint filed with Count I: Possession and Count II: Damages;</div>
<div>2.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Service posted;</div>
<div>3.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Partial Final Judgment by Default (Count I);</div>
<div>4.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Get possession;</div>
<div>5.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Now locate Defendant and want to seek damages, pursuant to Count II.</div>
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<div>Can I get an Alias Summons and personally serve the Defendant, indicating that Partial Final Judgment for Possession has already been issued and that he only needs to Answer/Reply to Count II? Has anyone done this and have a form that I can see?</div>
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<div>Thank you,</div>
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<div>Joseph N. Alexander</div>
<div>LIESER SKAFF ALEXANDER, PLLC</div>
<div>Fla. Bar No. 0671045</div>
<div>511 West Bay Street</div>
<div>Suite 350</div>
<div>Tampa, Florida 33606</div>
<div>Phone: (813) 280-1256</div>
<div>Fax: (813) 251-8715</div>
<div>Email: jalexander@lieserskaff.com</div>
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