My first court date for a holdover action (chronic nonpayment) is on Tuesday, June 22. Because I am not ready with my defense, I want to ask for an adjournment. Do I lose any rights by asking for an adjournment at the first court date? Specifically, will I still be able to introduce defenses at the next court date? I have filed a verified answer already, but I don't think I got everything in the answer.
One more thing: the landlord filed his holdover petition with the court on June 3rd but didn't serve me until June 11th -- is that proper?
Caleb