retaliatory eviction — see eviction Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. retaliatory eviction … Law dictionary
retaliatory eviction — noun an eviction in reprisal for the tenant s good faith complaints against the landlord; illegal in many states • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑eviction, ↑dispossession, ↑legal ouster … Useful english dictionary
retaliatory eviction — Act of landlord in commencing eviction proceedings against tenant because of tenant s complaints, participation in tenant s union, or like activities with which the landlord is not in agreement. In some states, such retaliation will bar the… … Black's law dictionary
eviction — evic·tion /i vik shən/ n: the dispossession of a tenant of leased property by force or esp. by legal process actual eviction: eviction that involves the physical expulsion of a tenant constructive eviction: eviction effected by substantially… … Law dictionary
Eviction — Two men, being evicted, stand with their possessions on the sidewalk, circa 1910, on the Lower East Side of New York City. Eviction is the removal of a tenant from rental property by the landlord. Depending on the laws of the jurisdiction,… … Wikipedia
eviction — Dispossession by process of law; the act of depriving a person of the possession of land or rental property which he has held or leased. Act of turning a tenant out of possession, either by re entry or legal proceedings, such as an action of… … Black's law dictionary
eviction — Dispossession by process of law; the act of depriving a person of the possession of land or rental property which he has held or leased. Act of turning a tenant out of possession, either by re entry or legal proceedings, such as an action of… … Black's law dictionary
eviction — noun 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 • Syn: ↑constructive eviction • Derivationally related forms: ↑evict • … Useful english dictionary
eviction, retaliatory — n. Expelling the tenant from the property in retaliation for the tenant’s valid complaints about the landlord. See also constructive eviction The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell.… … Law dictionary
dispossession — noun 1. the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑eviction, ↑legal ouster • Derivationally related forms: ↑dispossess, ↑evict (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
