Eviction Definition

Eviction is a process dealt between the non paying tenant and the Landlord or house owner through a lawsuit. If you don’t have a legal reason for not paying your rent, your landlord can evict you. In many states, an eviction can take as long as a month or two. In other states, where the courts are not so busy or the laws favor landlords, the process can be as short as a couple of weeks. In every state, however, the landlord must begin by giving you a notice to pay or get out. If you do neither, the landlord can file a lawsuit.

How long it will take to settle the things?

You then have a set number of days to respond (five is common), and then a week or two later the court holds a hearing. Even if you ignore the lawsuit and the landlord gets a default verdict against you, the land owner should obey the verdict to the local officer. In Many states it is needed that the local officer give you a few days to a week’s advance notice of when the eviction is planned. On that day If you’re not vacate, the officer comes and gives you the boot.

Evictions don’t always take a month, however. In states or communities that have few protections for tenants, an eviction can take place even faster. The landlord gives you just a few days’ notice to pay what you owe or defend in court, or you’ll be on the street. And no matter where you live, a landlord can sue you for the back rent you owe.