Section PRP.05.31 — Judgment

(a) Within five (5) calendar days of the date of the hearing, the Court must grant and enter judgment and the judgment must grant all relief that the parties are entitled to as of the date of the judgment. The judgment may:

(1) Order the immediate eviction of a tenant and delivery of the premises to the landlord;

(2) Grant actual damages as provided in the agreement of the parties or this Ordinance, including interest;

(3) Order the parties to carry out an obligation required by law;

(4) Establish a payment plan for the tenant;

(5) Order rent payments to paid through garnishment;

(6) Establish a Power of Attorney in another person/agency to fulfill rights or obligations of either landlord or tenant;

(7) Remedy the action - in part or in whole - through appropriate recalculation of rent;

(8) Remedy the action - in part or in whole - through a conversion from a lease/purchase agreement to a rental tenant status;

(9) Order the tenant to perform work for the landlord or Division of Community of Housing to pay off back rent due and/or damages;

(10) Order the payment of attorneys' fees and, where allowed by law or agreement, costs and expenses of litigation; or

(11) Grant any relief provided in this Ordinance or allowed in law or equity.

(b) If a defendant fails to appear in person or in writing on or before the date of appearance, the Court must enter judgment on behalf of the plaintiff following a hearing to determine whether relief should be granted and the kind of relief that should be granted.