Alaska Court System, CIV-720 Eviction Booklet

Citation: Alaska Court System, CIV-720 Eviction Booklet
Jurisdiction: Alaska (state)
Source: Official source
Original Source: https://public.courts.alaska.gov/web/forms/docs/civ-720.pdf ↗

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The Alaska Constitution (Art. I Sec.16) gives either side the right to a jury trial on claims of
more than $250. See Civil Rule 38 about how to “demand” a jury trial. Note that in Chilton-
Wren v. Olds, 1 P.3d 693 (Alaska 2000), the Alaska Supreme Court held that the defendant (who
properly filed her demand for a jury) did not waive her right to a jury in the damages trial by
asserting her counterclaims to abate the amount of rent due in the eviction hearing.
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2. Objections. If the other party objects to any information in the CIV-200, that
party must file written objections with the court and serve a copy on all other
parties. This must be done within ten days after the CIV-200 was served.
3. Notice of the Trial. The court will set a date and time for the trial and will
send notice of the trial to all parties.
B. The Damages Trial
You must bring all evidence relating to the case with you to the trial. This may
include “exhibits” such as receipts for rent, invoices or bills for repairs,
photographs, video or audio recordings, text messages or other communication
between you and the other party, the lease agreement, etc.
Your evidence will usually include your own testimony and can also include
witnesses to testify on your behalf. You must arrange for your witnesses to be
present and ready to testify at the trial. If a witness needs to appear remotely by
telephone or video conference, you need permission from the court ahead of time.
You can use form TF-710 to ask for you or your witness to be on the phone. You
can use TF-718 to ask that the trial be done over Zoom.
If you think that your witnesses may not come to court voluntarily, you can ask
for a subpoena ordering them to appear. See How to Subpoena a Witness (CIV-
109) for more