constructive eviction
| Noun | 1. | constructive eviction - action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved |
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| 释义 | constructive eviction
constructive evictionconstructive evictionConstructive EvictionConstructive EvictionThe disturbance, by a landlord, of a tenant's possession of premises that the landlord makes uninhabitable and unsuitable for the purposes for which they were leased, causing the tenant to surrender possession. Constructive eviction arises when a landlord does not actually evict but does something that renders the premises untenantable. This might occur, for example, where a tenant vacates an apartment because a landlord turns off the heat or water. The term is also used to mean the breach of a Covenant of Warranty and Quiet Enjoyment of real property, which prevents a purchaser from obtaining possession of property due to the existence of a paramount claim of title. Cross-referencesLandlord and Tenant. constructive evictionn. when the landlord does not go through a legal eviction of a tenant, but takes steps which keep the tenant from continuing to live in the premises. This could include changing the locks, turning off the drinking water, blocking the driveway, yelling at the tenant all the time, or nailing the door shut. (See: constructive) constructive evictionconstructive evictionThe circumstance arising when,through no fault of the tenant,the premises are rendered unusable for the purposes for which they were leased, resulting in the de facto equivalent of an eviction. The concept is available as a defense for consumer tenants breaking their leases and vacating the premises as a result of claimed constructive eviction. It is not generally available to commercial tenants. constructive eviction
Synonyms for constructive eviction
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