unlawful detainer
Illegal tenant holdover
Unlawful detainer is the legal term for remaining on property after your right to be there has ended.
The phrase typically appears in eviction proceedings: a landlord files an unlawful detainer action to remove a tenant who hasn't paid rent or whose lease has expired.
The term covers any situation where someone holds possession of real property without legal justification.
Property owner renting out
- tenantOne who rents property
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
- lesseeOne who rents property
renter · occupant · property owner · subtenant · holdover · leaseholder · evictee · attorney
Failure to settle debts
Property with buildings
- rentalPaid temporary use
- dwellingPlace of residence
- apartmentRented unit in building
- leaseTemporary use contract
residence · unit · housing · tenement · leasehold · commercial space · mobile home · room
Forced departure from rental
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- summonsFormal court notification
- complaintExpression of discontent
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
hearing · trial · verdict · writ · default · appeal · litigation · jurisdiction
Forced departure from rental
- removalAct of taking away
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- possessionState of owning
- lockoutEmployer-imposed work stoppage
vacate · dispossess · judgment · damages · back rent · attorney fees · court costs · displacement
Suitability for dwelling
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- waiverFormal surrender of rights
- estoppelBar against contradicting oneself
counterclaim · affirmative defense · fair housing · just cause
landlord
Property owner renting out
lessee · renter · occupant · property owner · subtenant · holdover · leaseholder · evictee · attorney · sheriff
nonpayment
Failure to settle debts
premises
Property with buildings
lease · residence · unit · housing · tenement · leasehold · commercial space · mobile home · room · building
eviction
Forced departure from rental
judgment · hearing · trial · verdict · writ · default · appeal · litigation · jurisdiction · testimony
eviction
Forced departure from rental
- removalAct of taking away
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- possessionState of owning
lockout · vacate · dispossess · judgment · damages · back rent · attorney fees · court costs · displacement
habitability
Suitability for dwelling
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- waiverFormal surrender of rights
estoppel · counterclaim · affirmative defense · fair housing · just cause
- rentingtenant, landlord, rent, rental, renter
- evictioneviction, eviction notice, eviction hearing, eviction process, tenant eviction
- housing lawrent regulation, rent control, tenant rights, eviction, lease agreement
- tenancytenant, tenancy, lease agreement, landlord, tenancies
- ejectmentejectment, ouster, eviction, tenant eviction, dispossession
- property disputesboundary dispute, land disputes, boundary disputes, land dispute, neighbor dispute
unlawful detainerlease agreement
Contract for temporary occupancy
lease renewal · rental agreement · occupancy permit · lease signing · move-in
outlaw, lawful, unlawful, outlawed, outlaws, lawfully, outlawing, unlawfully, lawfulness