Eviction (Noun)
Meaning 1
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The landlord's decision to shut off the heat and electricity was a form of eviction that left the tenants with no choice but to vacate the premises.
- The family was forced to leave their home after the landlord's eviction tactics made the living conditions unbearable.
- The tenants claimed that the landlord's refusal to repair the broken elevator was a deliberate attempt at eviction.
- The landlord's eviction strategy involved allowing the property to fall into disrepair, making it uninhabitable for the tenants.
- The renter's association argued that the landlord's decision to raise the rent to an unaffordable level was a form of eviction by economic means.
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Meaning 2
The expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The family faced eviction from their home after falling behind on rent payments for several months.
- The landlord served the tenants with a notice of eviction, giving them 30 days to vacate the premises.
- Eviction proceedings against the low-income family were delayed due to the efforts of a local non-profit organization.
- The property owner filed for eviction after the renter made significant unauthorized changes to the building.
- After failing to pay rent for over a year, the tenant was finally subject to a court-ordered eviction.