§ 4852. Mode of process; declaration; trial by jury
The process may issue as a summons or writ of attachment, requiring the defendant
to appear and answer to the complaint of the plaintiff which shall state that the
defendant is in the possession of the lands or tenements in question (describing them),
which the tenant holds unlawfully and against the right of the plaintiff. A copy of
the rental agreement, if any, and any notice to terminate the defendant’s tenancy
shall be attached to the complaint. Either party shall have the right to a trial by
jury. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 139, eff. March 29, 1972; 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 29, eff. April 9, 1974; 1999, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)