What is a pauper’s affidavit?

So, what is a Pauper's Affidavit? Very simple. Your tenant can appeal the judge's ruling from the JP court, and there are several ways to do that. One of those is referred to as a pauper's affidavit, and what they're basically saying to the courts in a written format is that they don't have the resources, i.e. , the money, to pay the filing fees, to put money in the registry of the court, or meet any of the other financial requirements needed to move it to the next level. Now, of course, they do this, and they don't have to pay all those things if it's awarded by the judge. So a Pauper's, what it allows them to do, is it doesn't take away from their legal rights to be represented and have the courts if they can't afford it. So it's just a way of telling the courts and telling you that they do not have the resources to pay the filing fees and any bonds that were required, etc.etc. ♪ [music] ♪