eviction

Noun

(plural evictions)

The act of evicting.
The state of being evicted.

Origin

From Middle French Ã©viction, from Latin evictio, from evincere.

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eviction - Legal Definition

n

The action of removing a tenant or other occupant from real property.

actual eviction

The physical removal of an individual from real property.

constructive eviction

Wrongful acts of a landlord that make premises uninhabitable, with the intent or result of forcing the tenant to leave.

retalitory eviction

Eviction in retaliation for a tenant’s complaints to or about the landlord with regard to living conditions. If eviction occurs within a narrow timeframe following such complaints, it is presumed to be retaliatory. Retaliatory eviction is illegal under the statutes of most states.

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Even where a warrant for possession is issued, the parties can still negotiate a compromise to prevent eviction.
Even in a busy news cycle, news outlets know they can't get by without reporting the latest news on the popular reality show front, and a Survivor eviction definitely makes the newsworthy cut.
The current law stops eviction proceedings for any tenant after they have filed for bankruptcy, voiding the time and money invested by the landlord to initiate the eviction procedure.
By the second the tenant was secured from eviction except for non-payment of rent.
The land act of 1870 had given the tenant no security in the case of eviction for non-payment of rent; and the tenant whose rent was too high or had been raised was at the mercy of his landlord.

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