Eviction Strategies

A judge in Mississippi has been disciplined for improperly intervening in a landlord-tenant dispute by coaching the landlord to seek higher damages and an eviction order. As a result, the judge has been ordered to pay $5,400 in restitution and court costs, according...

Eviction claims are difficult to navigate, and difficult to enforce. The process can take months and cause income loss, so it's easy to lose sight of the finish line. Here are some steps landlords can take in advance that make the process a little more palatable --...

Too often landlords enter into a tenancy agreement with the belief that, if things go badly, they can always evict the tenants. There's a reason evicting a tenant should be considered the last resort. You might lose, and wind up with an angry tenant, no eviction...

Don't be fooled. Going to court to boot a bad tenant is by no means a sure bet. It is actually possible to lose. There are two key ingredients for a successful eviction. Unfortunately, these are not always easy to produce, and must be a acquired in the early stages of...

Eviction. It's bad news for landlords and tenants alike. The only thing worse than having to file for an eviction is going to court and losing. If you are contemplating an eviction, first make certain that the odds are in your favor: What Does Your Lease Say? The most...

Lawmakers in San Francisco are championing a measure that would ban landlords there from evicting tenants who work as teachers during the nine-month school term. The proposed rule builds on existing legislation that protects families with school-aged children from...

If you think evicting your bad tenant will be easy, think again. A successful eviction takes knowledge, skill, and a whole lot of perseverance. An eviction is akin to pushing a piano up a staircase: it's hard to see where you are going, you'll probably get scuffed up...

You may be one of the many landlords who find comfort in the belief that, if all else fails, you can always evict a bad tenant and start the process over again. Unfortunately, that does not hold true. The worst eviction strategy a landlord can adopt is to believe that...

A tenant in Surprise, Arizona is suing the town for passing a "nuisance" rental ordinance that forced her landlord to evict the woman for calling the police for help. Lawyers for the ACLU and a private law firm have joined forced to represent the tenant. The single...

The city of Berlin, New Hampshire, has agreed to fix its nuisance, or "three-strikes" rental law which forces landlords to evict tenants if police are called to a property. The law made no exceptions for victims. The ordinance requires landlords to evict tenants cited...