Learn about eviction

Landlords & tenants · 6 min read

How eviction works: the process from start to finish

The five stages every eviction goes through — notice, filing, service, hearing and removal — and what happens at each one.

Landlords & tenants · 5 min read

Eviction notices explained

Pay-or-quit, cure-or-quit, unconditional quit and termination notices — what each one means and what makes a notice valid.

Landlords · 4 min read

How to serve a notice (and prove it)

Allowed delivery methods, who can serve, and how to fill in a proof of service the court will accept.

Landlords & tenants · 5 min read

Going to eviction court: what to bring and what to expect

Preparing for the hearing — documents, witnesses, mediation, and how the judge decides.

Tenants · 6 min read

Tenant rights and common defenses

The defenses tenants raise most often — and what evidence supports them.

Landlords & tenants · 4 min read

Just-cause eviction and rent control

Where a landlord needs a legal reason to end a tenancy, what counts as “cause”, and relocation payments.

Landlords & tenants · 4 min read

Federal rules: CARES Act, subsidized housing and fair housing

The 30-day notice for covered properties, Section 8 and public housing rules, and the Fair Housing Act.

Landlords & tenants · 4 min read

After the judgment: writs, moving out and money owed

What happens after the court rules — the writ or warrant of possession, timelines, belongings and collecting money.

Landlords & tenants · 3 min read

Eviction glossary

Plain-English definitions of the words you will see on notices and court papers.