Less duplicate entry.
Connect your property management system or send an existing report. Keep resident, lease and balance details together without retyping them for each case.
For Texas apartment communities
Lease Compliance, handled. Your team stays on site.
Meercase prepares, files and attends your eviction cases in Texas Justice of the Peace (JP) courts as your authorized agent. Send us a list or connect your property management software. We take it from notice review to writ of possession.
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One case. Every step.
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Illustrative case timeline
Property system connected or list received
Notice and military status checked
Petition approved and filed
Hearing attended by Meercase
Writ of possession coordinated
Your team stays on site
The problem
Court takes your team off site.
Most Harris County apartment communities file their own evictions. That means an assistant manager drafting petitions between move-ins, then sitting in a courtroom for half a morning, several times a month. When that person leaves, the process leaves with them.
1 in 30
Self-filed cases also get thrown out. In Harris County, about 1 in 30 self-filed evictions is dismissed because nobody showed up or the paperwork was wrong, and you start over with a new filing fee.
How it works
From your property system to the keys.
Step 01
Send us a list or connect your property management software.
Email or upload your list, or connect your property management software to share resident, lease and ledger information. We work with Yardi, RealPage, MRI, AppFolio, Propertyware, ResMan, Entrata and more. We’ll confirm the connection and access needed for your system during onboarding.
Step 02
We check every case before filing.
We confirm the notice type, delivery method and timing under the 2026 Texas eviction rules, check servicemembers’ military status, and flag properties that need a 30-day federal notice.
Step 03
We file.
Petitions go through our own certified eFileTexas integration, within one business day of your approval.
Step 04
We go to court.
A Meercase representative attends every hearing as your authorized agent. Your staff only appears if a case needs a witness.
Step 05
We finish it.
We request the writ of possession, coordinate with the constable, and tell you when the unit is yours.
You see every case, hearing date and outcome in one portal, with an email when anything changes.
Key features and benefits
Less administration. More time for your communities.
More time on site.
We handle preparation, filing and hearing attendance, giving your leasing team more time for residents, renewals and move-ins. Staff may still be needed as witnesses.
One place for every case.
See documents, hearing dates and outcomes across your properties in one portal. Give regional managers a clear view without chasing individual teams.
Updates that come to you.
Follow each case from notice review through possession, with email updates when its status changes.
Spot patterns across properties.
Review filing volume, dismissals, time to judgment and repeat filings. Use portfolio reporting to see where your process needs attention.
Know what each case costs.
$200 per case, with court and constable fees charged at cost. No setup fee or monthly minimum.
What’s included
Every step, handled.
Notice review and petition preparation
E-filing and court fees paid from your account at cost, with no markup
Hearing coverage in every Harris County JP court
Docket tracking and status updates
Writ of possession requests
Portfolio reporting across all your properties
Referral to a licensed Texas attorney for appeals and contested cases
Pricing
$200 per case, flat.
Court and constable fees are passed through at cost. No setup fee, no monthly minimum.
Free eviction audit
Your property’s last 12 months.
We track every eviction filed in Harris County. Tell us your property and we’ll send you its last 12 months:
Request my auditHow many cases you filed
How many were dismissed and why
How long each one took to reach judgment
Which tenants you’ve filed on more than once
Built for the 2026 Texas eviction rules
Senate Bill 38 changed how notices must be delivered, when you must give a notice to pay or vacate instead of a notice to vacate, and how fast courts move. Every Meercase filing is checked against the current rules before it goes out.
FAQ
Your questions, answered.
Is this legal without an attorney?
Yes. Texas Property Code 24.011 and Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 510.3 let a landlord be represented in a JP eviction case by an authorized agent who is not an attorney.
Who handles appeals?
If a tenant appeals to county court, we coordinate with a licensed Texas attorney. Non-lawyer agents can represent multifamily owners in nonpayment appeals, and we’ll tell you which path fits your case.
Which courts do you cover?
Every Harris County JP court today. Dallas, Tarrant, Bexar and Travis counties next.
How do court fees work?
Filing and service fees are charged to your own payment account at the court’s rates. We don’t mark them up or float them.
Do I have to change software?
No. Connect your existing system—including Yardi, RealPage, MRI, AppFolio, Propertyware, ResMan or Entrata—or send the reports you already run. We confirm integration availability, permissions and setup for your system during onboarding.
Who is Meercase?
Meercase is built by Zhakhan LLC, the team behind Honest Elf, a Tyler-certified e-filing provider for Texas courts. We’re based in Houston.