COMPUTATION OF TIME

(a) General Rule. To compute a time period in an eviction case, including the time period for paying rent into the registry in an appeal: (1) exclude the day of the event that triggers the period; (2) count every day, including Saturdays, Sundays, and state or federal holidays; and (3) include the last day of the period, but, (A) (B) if the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or a state or federal holiday, the time period is extended to the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or a state or federal holiday; and if the last day for filing falls on a day during which the court is closed for all or part of the day, the time period is extended to the court’s next business day. (b) Mailing Warning. If a document is filed by mail and not received by the court by the due date, the court may take any authorized action, including issuing a writ of possession requiring a defendant to leave the property.