Can anyone tell me for a rent-stabilized non-payment case, when do the five days to answer the petition begin? I believe that my landlord has started a non-payment case against me, however, I have not received the normal postcard mailed from the court informing me that a case has been started against me. If I haven't been served legally or received a postcard, how do I know when those five days begin or end? How does the court begin counting this time?
I have also searched Ecourts and there does not show a case against me there. When are cases listed on Ecourts? As soon as the case is filed or not until a first court date has been set? If I don't see a case listed at this stage, does it mean there could still be an actual case? I'm confused how the Ecourts database work in that respect.
Tried searching for these answers but couldn't find the specifics I was looking for.
Thank you!