eviction
Tenant's legal expulsion
Eviction is the legal process of forcing someone to leave a property, typically for nonpayment of rent or violation of lease terms.
Landlords evict tenants; banks evict homeowners who default on mortgages.
The word implies formal removal through legal channels rather than informal pressure: They received an eviction notice giving them thirty days to vacate.
Property owner renting out
- tenantOne who rents property
- leaseTemporary use contract
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- noticeBecome aware of
summons · judgment · writ · unlawful detainer · foreclosure · sheriff · bailiff · complaint
Formal tenancy termination letter
- lockoutEmployer-imposed work stoppage
- removalAct of taking away
- ousterForced removal from position
- forcible entryUnauthorized access using force
padlock · deadline · hearing · filing · service · expedited · enforcement · execution
Without a dwelling
- shelterProtected place or structure
- uprootedRemoved from foundation
- dispossessedDeprived of home or land
- displacedShifted from proper location
unsettled · transient · relocation · instability · couch surfing · streets · encampment · belongings
Guaranteed judicial fairness
- fair housingAntidiscrimination laws for rentals
- rent controlHousing price regulation
- just causeValid grounds for action
- habitabilitySuitability for dwelling
legal aid · housing court · tenant protection · retaliation · nonpayment · lease violation · relocation assistance · Section 8
Rented unit in building
- rentalPaid temporary use
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- depositPlace for safekeeping
- condominiumOwned unit, shared grounds
utilities · sublet · sublease · leasehold · dwelling · tenancy · occupancy · unit
Persistent apprehensive distress
- fearEmotional response to threat
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- traumaLasting psychological wound
distress · panic · dread · hopelessness · helplessness · desperation · shame · stigma
landlord
Property owner renting out
notice · summons · judgment · writ · unlawful detainer · foreclosure · sheriff · bailiff · complaint · default
notice to quit
Formal tenancy termination letter
forcible entry · padlock · deadline · hearing · filing · service · expedited · enforcement · execution
homeless
Without a dwelling
- shelterProtected place or structure
- uprootedRemoved from foundation
- dispossessedDeprived of home or land
displaced · unsettled · transient · relocation · instability · couch surfing · streets · encampment · belongings · storage
due process
Guaranteed judicial fairness
- fair housingAntidiscrimination laws for rentals
- rent controlHousing price regulation
- just causeValid grounds for action
habitability · legal aid · housing court · tenant protection · retaliation · nonpayment · lease violation · relocation assistance · Section 8 · housing voucher
apartment
Rented unit in building
condominium · utilities · sublet · sublease · leasehold · dwelling · tenancy · occupancy · unit · residence
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
- fearEmotional response to threat
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
trauma · distress · panic · dread · hopelessness · helplessness · desperation · shame · stigma · worry
- Tenant Problemslate rent, noise complaints, mold, pests, roaches
- litigationpleadings, lawsuit, plaintiff, complaint, lawsuits
- evictionunlawful detainer, notice to quit, holdover, dispossession, quit notice
- exclusionsexclude, exclusion, excluding, except, exception
- housing abuseslumlord, rent gouging, housing discrimination, lockout, illegal entry
- housing lawrent regulation, rent control, tenant rights, lease agreement, rent freeze
evictionadmission
Entry or confession
admittance · move-in · lease signing · lease renewal · leasing
evictionwelcome
Hospitable greeting offered
welcoming · taking in · admittance · invitation · receiving
evictionhousing security
Protected right to shelter
lease renewal · tenure · antieviction · eviction moratorium · right to remain
- eviction noticeFormal demand to vacate
- tenant evictionRemoval of renter legally
- eviction banLaw preventing tenant displacement
- illegal evictionUnlawful removal of tenant
- eviction moratoriumBan on tenant removal
- eviction processLegal steps to remove occupants