Eviction

You can be evicted if you:

• Don't pay your rent;
• Violate any part of the lease agreement; or
• Fail to move out when your lease term has ended.

It's important that you know...

• Landlords can also evict for drug-related criminal activity in the household, and, if they do, can follow an expedited court process.
• Eviction is NOT a clever way to get out of a lease. If you are evicted, you will still owe the rest of the rent due under the lease.
• Landlords can only evict through a court process. They are not permitted to 'lock out' or 'throw out' a tenant.

This article was created by a collaborative group of attorneys, landlords, students, and public officials and was originally published on the Model Lease Project website at lionslease.com.