eviction : Idioms & Phrases
actual eviction
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noun the physical ouster of a tenant from the leased premises; the tenant is relieved of any further duty to pay rent
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constructive eviction
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noun 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
eviction.
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retaliatory eviction
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noun an eviction in reprisal for the tenant's good-faith complaints against the landlord; illegal in many states
