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Evictions From Multifamily Subsidized Housing

This article tells you about losing a subsidy or being evicted from multifamily privately-owned subsidized housing.

Evictions From Public Housing

This article tells you about losing a subsidy or being evicted from public housing, which is subsidized housing that is operated by a local housing commission.

Eviction: What Is It and How Does It Start?

Learn about how eviction happens and why you could be evicted.

Tenant Rights and Responsibilities

When you rent your home, there are things you must do and things your landlord must do. Learn about them in this article.

Admissions and Occupancy in Subsidized Housing

Need help with housing assistance? Read this article to learn the basics of qualifying and applying for it.

Appealing Your Denied Application for a Housing Subsidy

Read this article to learn how to request a hearing or meeting, how to prepare, and what to expect if your application for housing assistance is denied.

Eviction for Nonpayment of Rent

If you rent your home, you must pay rent for it. If you don’t you could be evicted. Here’s an overview of that process.

Eviction to Recover Possession of Property

You can be evicted if your lease has ended, you have violated your lease, or your landlord wants to end a month-to-month lease. Here’s an overview of that process.

Eviction for Creating a Health Hazard or Damaging the Property

You can be evicted for creating a health hazard in or around your rented home or causing continuous damage to the property. Read this article to learn more.

Going to Court in an Eviction Case

This article tells you what to expect if you are facing eviction.

Common Defenses and Counterclaims in Eviction Cases

If you’re being evicted, maybe there’s a reason you shouldn’t be. Read this article to learn about defenses and counterclaims.

Judgments in Eviction Cases

A judgment is the court’s final order that tells you and your landlord the decision in your case.

Eviction after Court Is Over

This article tells you what to expect after you have gone to court in an eviction case and there is a judgment.

What to Do if You Have Been Defaulted in Your Eviction Case

You can be defaulted if you don’t respond in a court case. If the court enters a default judgment against you in an eviction case, you can be evicted and have a judgment for money entered against you without getting heard in court. This article explains what to do if you have been defaulted in your eviction case.

Forming a Tenant Organization in HUD-Subsidized Multifamily Housing

If you live in HUD-subsidized multifamily housing you have the right to organize with other tenants. Read this article to learn more about these and other rights.

Mediation and Other Forms of Settlement

Mediation is a settlement process that can help you resolve “contested” issues (things you and the other party don’t agree on) in your court case.

What’s in a Lease?

Landlords and tenants do not have to have a written lease when property is rented. But if they do, there are things a lease must include and things it can’t include. Read this article to learn what they are.

Negotiations in Eviction Cases

The eviction process can be costly for both landlords and tenants if the case goes to trial. However, the parties can try to come to an agreement and avoid a trial. Read this article to learn more.