The forced removal of a tenant from occupation of a property Also known as "Actual eviction" See also "constructive eviction"
Dispossession by process of law; the act of depriving a person of the possession of lands, pursuant to the judgement of a court
An action by a building owner in a court of competent jurisdiction to obtain possession of a tenant's housing accommodation (Top of page) (back to list of terms)
action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved
The legal expulsion of an occupant from real property Usually exercised by a lessor against a lessee to recover possession of property
The lawful expulsion of an occupant from real property examination of titleThe report on the title of a property from the public records or an abstract of the title
Putting out a tenant when the tenant's right to possess the property has ended Usually must comply with specific state requirements, including a court order
The legal removal of real property occupants for unlawful actions carried out by those occupants
Dispossession by process of law; the act of depriving a person of a possession of lands which he has held, in pursuance of the judgment of a court
action taken by a landlord which physically prevents the tenant from entering the leased premises This action has been deemed acceptable by a judgment of a court
the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law