Eviction

/ɪˈvɪkʃən/

Meaning & Definition

noun

The act of expelling someone, especially a tenant, from a property.

The landlord initiated the eviction process due to non-payment of rent.

The legal process through which a tenant is removed from rental property.

After a lengthy court battle, the eviction was upheld by the judge.

The act of being forced to leave a dwelling or property.

The eviction left the family struggling to find a new place to live.

A formal notice served to a tenant that they must vacate the premises.

She received an eviction notice on her door after failing to pay the rent.

An instance of being evicted from a residential or commercial space.

They were facing eviction after several warnings from the property management.

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin evacuatio(n-), from evacuare ‘to empty’.

eviction notice

A formal notification given to a tenant to vacate the property.

prevent eviction

To take actions that stop an eviction process.

court for eviction

The legal proceedings typically involved in enforcing an eviction.

tenant

A person who occupies land or property rented from a landlord.

landlord

A person who rents out land, buildings, or accommodations.

lease

A contractual agreement by which one party conveys land, property, services, etc., to another for a specified time.

Kicked out

He got kicked out of his apartment for not paying rent.

Thrown out

She was thrown out after her lease expired.