Verdean Gardens and Cruz Management as agent for Verdean Gardens v. Bena Andrade and her heirs and assigns No. 25H83SP03076NB

Verdean Gardens and Cruz Management as agent for Verdean Gardens v. Bena Andrade and her heirs and assigns No. 25H83SP03076NB Importante! Traducir! Enpotan! Tradwi! Quan Trong! Dich! NOTICE OF FIRST-TIER DOCKET NUMBER Massachusetts Trial Court COURT EVENT 25H83SP03076NB Housing Court Department CASE NAME Verdean Gardens and Cruz Management as agent for Verdean Gardens vs. Bena Andrade ATTORNEY (OR PRO SE PARTY) TO WHOM THIS COPY OF NOTICE IS ISSUED COURT NAME & ADDRESS John A Walsh, Esq. Southeast Housing Court - New Bedford Law Office of John A. Walsh, P.C. 139 Hathaway Road 156 8th St New Bedford, MA 02740 New Bedford, MA 02740 (508)994-0156 NEXT COURT EVENT Parties must appear at: 10/17/2025 09:00 AM First-Tier Court Event Southeast Housing - New Bedford 139 Hathaway Road New Bedford, MA 02740 ALL PARTIES MUST ATTEND ON THE DATE & TIME SHOWN ABOVE DEFENDANT(S): Bena Andrade and her heirs and assigns Premises Address: 9 Bedford Street, Unit/Apt. # 42, New Bedford, MA 02740 TO THE PARTIES ABOVE: THIS IS A MANDATORY FIRST-TIER COURT EVENT! YOU MUST ATTEND ON THE DATE & TIME SHOWN ABOVE! IMPORTANT! If you do not participate in this court event, the Court may rule against you, find you in default, dismiss your case, or issue additional orders against you. If this case was resolved, or if you have any questions, please contact the Clerk's Office immediately at (508) 994-0156. The above-captioned case is scheduled for a MANDATORY first-tier court event with a Housing Specialist in the manner and on the date and time indicated above. At this court event, the parties will have a chance to participate in a MEDIATION with a Housing Specialist to help reach a settlement of this case. If this case does not settle through mediation, it will be scheduled for trial before a judge. Any Answer (written response to the court case) must be filed and served on the other side no later than 3 business days before your first tier court event. For the Court's Answer form, please visit https://www.mass.gov/lists/housing-court-forms. There also may be other Answer forms available on the Web though outside (non-Court) organizations. If your court event will take place in person (at a courthouse) and you have documents that you would like the court to consider in your case, bring them with you to court. You should provide a copy of your documents to the other side, preferably before the date of your court event. If your court event will take place virtually (such as on Zoom and you have documents that you would like the court to consider in your case, you must submit them to the court (with copies to the other side) at least five (5) days before your scheduled court date. The best way to submit your documents to the court is in person at the Clerk's Office or through eFiling (https://www.efilema.com/). If you have trouble participating in this court event, need free interpreter services, or need to request other reasonable accommodation(s), or have any questions, contact the Clerk's Office at (508) 994-0156. Please refer to the included civil information sheet for more information on general court and housing resources. You may also visit https://www.mass.gov/guides/housing-court-resources. To sign up for text reminders of your upcoming court event, please read and complete the electronic form at https://www.mass.gov/forms/civil-court-date-text-reminders. To help with communication, please be sure that the court has your phone number and e-mail address. DATE ISSUED CLERK-MAGISTRATE September 16, 2025 Joseph B. McIntyre September 28 2025 LNEO0377576