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Please
Note: Court employees may not provide legal advice.
If
you need legal advice or representation, feel free to call Legal
Aid of Chester County at 610-436-4510
or visit them at 14 E.
Biddle Street, West Chester, PA 19380.
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General
Instructions:
• Complaints can be typed or legibly printed in blue
or black ink.
• All Complaints must be timely filed.
• An information sheet may acompany the Complaint, providing
addresses and phone numbers for all parties. (This does
not need to be typed.)
• Please confirm filing fees and service costs with the
Court prior to filing your Complaint.
• Please include a date when the transaction took place.
• Either the Defendant may live, or the transaction must
have taken place, in Wards 1, 2, or 4 (East side) of
the Borough of West Chester only. (see
map)
• If filing multiple complaints, please send separate
checks.
• Failure to comply with all of the above will result
in the Complaint being returned to the Plaintiff.
• AOPC Number must be visible at the bottom of each Complaint
filed in this office.
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2008
Civil Complaint Fees:
Amount
of Suit |
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$0.00 – $500
$500.01 – $2000
$2000.01 – $4000
$4000.01 – $8000
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$54.00
$69.00
$73.50
$120.00
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Plus Service Costs
Plus Service Costs
Plus Service Costs
Plus Service Costs |
2008
Landlord–Tenant Fees:
(for Landlords only)
Amount
of Suit |
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$0.00– $2000
$2000.01 – $4000
$4000.01 – $8000
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$76.00
$90.50
$120.00
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Plus Constable Service
Plus Constable Service
Plus Constable Service |
Please
add the following Service Costs:
• If Certified-Restricted mail service is requested,
cost is $10.54 for one defendant; second defendant
at the same address, cost is $9.71; business/company cost is $6.80.
• Constable service: Please contact the court for costs and mileage fees.
• If constable service is needed, please contact the
Court for mileage fees.
• For all Orders of Possession, please contact the court
for costs. (Landlord–Tenant matters only)
• For all Orders of Execution, please contact the court to confirm costs
thirty (30) days after the Judgment. (Civil matters only)
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Complaint
Forms:
Visit the AOPC website for complete index of downloadable forms |
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Civil
Complaint Form
(AOPC 308A-03)
[PDF
Format]
[MS Word Format]
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Landlord–Tenant
Complaint Form
(AOPC 310A)
[PDF
Format]
[MS Word Format] |
| Filing
Instructions: You will be charged filing costs and
service costs when the complaint is filed at the District Court.
No changes may be made to this form either in content or format. |
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