Eviction
noun
The act of forcing someone to leave a place.
After failing to pay rent for several months, John received a notice of eviction.
Often appears as...
- eviction notice
- forced eviction
noun
The legal process of forcing someone to leave a property.
The landlord started eviction proceedings against his tenant.
Often appears as...
- eviction proceedings
- court eviction
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Formal
noun
The act of forcing someone to leave a place.
After failing to pay rent for several months, John received a notice of eviction.
Often appears as...
- eviction notice
- forced eviction
noun
The legal process of forcing someone to leave a property.
The landlord started eviction proceedings against his tenant.
Often appears as...
- eviction proceedings
- court eviction
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Not Criminal
Eviction is not related to criminal activity. It's a civil matter, usually over property disputes.
She was evicted for breaching the tenancy agreement, not for any crime.
Pro Tip 2/3Powerless Feeling
Eviction often implies a loss of control by the individual or family being evicted.
Facing eviction, they felt helpless, unsure of where they would go.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Sensitive
Eviction notices include a deadline, after which legal actions may take place.
Their eviction notice gave them 30 days to vacate the apartment.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Criminal
Eviction is not related to criminal activity. It's a civil matter, usually over property disputes.
She was evicted for breaching the tenancy agreement, not for any crime.
Pro Tip 2/3Powerless Feeling
Eviction often implies a loss of control by the individual or family being evicted.
Facing eviction, they felt helpless, unsure of where they would go.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Sensitive
Eviction notices include a deadline, after which legal actions may take place.
Their eviction notice gave them 30 days to vacate the apartment.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Criminal
Eviction is not related to criminal activity. It's a civil matter, usually over property disputes.
She was evicted for breaching the tenancy agreement, not for any crime.
Pro Tip 2/3Powerless Feeling
Eviction often implies a loss of control by the individual or family being evicted.
Facing eviction, they felt helpless, unsure of where they would go.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Sensitive
Eviction notices include a deadline, after which legal actions may take place.
Their eviction notice gave them 30 days to vacate the apartment.
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I mean, instead of getting an eviction notice, we got another data point. And in the back alley of this image, what you see here, this hidden beehive -- that beehive produced more honey that first year than we have ever experienced in any beehive we had managed. It shifted our research perspective forever.
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that's a freak thing to happen to somebody I realized that most of us are going to have something crazy happened to us at some point a loved one gets cancer maybe you lose your job and your face with eviction fortunately there is a safety net for basic needs those are
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Alexandra Fuller: Born...
said pay attention something is wrong I can see this I am I am your observer and I think we are we're terrified of our truth-tellers and I think that that's really the job of writers is to court eviction from any tribe so if I was to
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all paper is yellow, all letters spell eviction note, Mama's lies are footsteps too many to count. Making excuses on black snow. 'I paid the rent, this is your room forever, baby. I love you.'
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How you can help save...
I mean, instead of getting an eviction notice, we got another data point. And in the back alley of this image, what you see here, this hidden beehive -- that beehive produced more honey that first year than we have ever experienced in any beehive we had managed. It shifted our research perspective forever.
Video examples
Finding support in...
that's a freak thing to happen to somebody I realized that most of us are going to have something crazy happened to us at some point a loved one gets cancer maybe you lose your job and your face with eviction fortunately there is a safety net for basic needs those are
Video examples
Alexandra Fuller: Born...
said pay attention something is wrong I can see this I am I am your observer and I think we are we're terrified of our truth-tellers and I think that that's really the job of writers is to court eviction from any tribe so if I was to
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Become a slam poet in...
all paper is yellow, all letters spell eviction note, Mama's lies are footsteps too many to count. Making excuses on black snow. 'I paid the rent, this is your room forever, baby. I love you.'
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Matthew Desmond
American Sociologist
There is a deep connection, when we're talking about certain market forces and a legal structure that inhibits low or moderate income families from getting ahead. Eviction is part of a business model at the bottom of the market.
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Annie Lowrey
American Journalist
During a coronavirus-induced downturn, families will be at greater risk for food insecurity, eviction, and job loss; kids will go hungry; food pantries and social-service organizations will come under more strain.
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Alexandra Fuller
English Author
I think for writers, I think it's really important to court eviction from your tribe: to expose things and to wake people up. And so I think that that can feel like a violation to the people you love the most.
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Matthew Desmond
American Sociologist
A lot of people didn't know just what eviction does to people, how it really sets their life on a different and much more difficult path, acting not like a condition of poverty but a cause of it.
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Matthew Desmond
American Sociologist
The texture and hardship of poverty and eviction is something that I think left the deepest impression on me, and I hope that I try to convey a little bit of that to the reader.
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Michael Bennet
American Politician
Eviction often leads to a disruption in critical services like Medicaid and nutrition assistance when families need them most.
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Ed Lee
American Politician
I used to brag that I can hold up any eviction - even if the landlord had legal rights, I could hold it up for a year.
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London Breed
American Politician
We want to make sure that anyone facing eviction has access to high-quality legal representation.
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Matthew Desmond
American Sociologist
Eviction is much more an inevitability than a result of irresponsibility.
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Jaime Harrison
American Politician
I grew up in constant fear of eviction.
Quote examples
Matthew Desmond
American Sociologist
There is a deep connection, when we're talking about certain market forces and a legal structure that inhibits low or moderate income families from getting ahead. Eviction is part of a business model at the bottom of the market.
Quote examples
Annie Lowrey
American Journalist
During a coronavirus-induced downturn, families will be at greater risk for food insecurity, eviction, and job loss; kids will go hungry; food pantries and social-service organizations will come under more strain.
Quote examples
Alexandra Fuller
English Author
I think for writers, I think it's really important to court eviction from your tribe: to expose things and to wake people up. And so I think that that can feel like a violation to the people you love the most.
Quote examples
Matthew Desmond
American Sociologist
A lot of people didn't know just what eviction does to people, how it really sets their life on a different and much more difficult path, acting not like a condition of poverty but a cause of it.
Quote examples
Matthew Desmond
American Sociologist
The texture and hardship of poverty and eviction is something that I think left the deepest impression on me, and I hope that I try to convey a little bit of that to the reader.
Quote examples
Michael Bennet
American Politician
Eviction often leads to a disruption in critical services like Medicaid and nutrition assistance when families need them most.
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Ed Lee
American Politician
I used to brag that I can hold up any eviction - even if the landlord had legal rights, I could hold it up for a year.
Quote examples
London Breed
American Politician
We want to make sure that anyone facing eviction has access to high-quality legal representation.
Quote examples
Matthew Desmond
American Sociologist
Eviction is much more an inevitability than a result of irresponsibility.
Quote examples
Jaime Harrison
American Politician
I grew up in constant fear of eviction.
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