Landlord Tenant Resource Center
EVICTING UNWANTED GUESTS SELF-HELP PACKET
This Self-Help Packet includes:
• Frequently Asked Questions About Evicting Guests, Roommates, Family Members, and
Other Unwanted Occupants from Your Home
• Sample Landlord and Tenant Summons and Complaint for Possession of Real Property
• Landlord and Tenant Summons (Form 1S)
• Landlord and Tenant Complaint for Possession of Real Property (Form 1B)
• Instructions for Service
• Affidavit of Service
• Application to Proceed without Prepayment of Costs or Fees
Instructions:
• Read the Frequently Asked Questions.
• All of the forms mentioned in the Frequently Asked Questions are included in this packet.
• If you need additional information about court procedures, please visit the Court’s website
at www.dccourts.gov
.
• To access this Self-Help Packet online or if you need additional information on legal topics,
please visit www.lawhelp.org/DC
.
• If you need to speak to a lawyer about evicting an unwanted occupant, you may contact:
Landlord Tenant Resource Center
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:15 a.m. – 12 noon
510 4
th
Street, NW, Room 115
This is a walk-in service. No appointment is needed, but intake closes before 12 noon when
demand is high.
D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program Advice & Referral Clinic
2
nd
Saturday of each month ONLY, 10 a.m. – 12 noon
1525 7
th
Street, NW and 1640 Good Hope Road, SE
This is a walk-in service. No appointment is needed.