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Learn about what you can do and what to expect if you are facing eviction because your landlord wants to take back possession of your home. This may happen if your landlord thinks you violated your lease, does not want to renew your lease, or if you stayed after your lease ended.

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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.

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: What Is It and How Does It Start?

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

Going to Court in an Eviction Case

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

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.

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.

Tenants in Foreclosed Properties

Renting a home that’s being foreclosed on? Read this article to understand your rights and responsibilities.

Foreclosure and Eviction for Homeowners

Behind on your payments? Facing foreclosure? Read this article to understand the process and your options.

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.

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.

Oral Leases

When renting your home, you do not have to have a written lease agreement. This article gives an overview of oral (non-written) leases.

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.