., treble damages) that were awarded to you in order to punish the defendant are also generally taxable.You should discuss the settlement with a CPA to ensure that you adequately apportion your award to each category and withhold tax appropriately.Note: Although I am an attorney, I am not licensed in your state.

@Katherine Langevin I don't know if you have talked to her, This is your property and you should defend your rights. 

Remember, it stills costs money and stress to defend a lawsuit you may eventually win. 

For all you know a crazy drunk EX scratched and beat the crap out of the guy , he hit back to defend himself and cops were called resulting in a charge on him .

I’d be tempted just to eat the $350 to avoid a conflict that could cause me to go to court and defend how I used the security deposit for repairs and why I have a lease that’s been backdated. 

It's a sad state of affairs, but there is nobody that defends "trailer parks" from discrimination by the 92% of Americans that don't live in a mobile home.

So - is that something you want to defend?

I can also refer you to attorneys I know who have defended agents in cases like this and there are also some excellent TX RE attorneys on BP who can give you true legal advice, of which mine is not.

No location was provided in the question... so it is unclear how you intend to obtain a judgment/order of possession without proving that service of process/notice has been provided to the tenant defendant, or if that is even possible.

In VA the first date the Judge just establishes if there is agreement from the defendant.