Your lease agreement with your landlord is a binding contract. So if your landlord evicts you and if that eviction is clearly in violation of the conditions of that contract, then you have a right to sue. That’s basically what a wrongful eviction lawsuit is all about: you finding legal grounds to prove that the eviction was unjust.
Eviction Process
While landlords are well within their right to send an eviction notice to any one of their tenants, this eviction is only valid if it doesn’t break any of the conditions of the lease. If the tenant refuses to move after the notice has been sent and the 30-day notice is up, says the Tenants Union, then landlords can bring the matter to court and rely on the court process to evict the tenant.
Unjust Eviction
Some landlords resort to dishonest ways to evict a tenant. So if your landlord threatens your health and safety or those of your family in any way, then that could be considered grounds for a wrongful eviction. In such cases, a landlord might be required and liable to cover the costs of tenant damages. There is usually a financial penalty involved as well. In some states, tenants could charge up to $100 for every day a landlord used unfair or unjust methods to get the said tenant to move.
Unlawful Measures
There are plenty of landlords who resort to unjust methods. These include forcibly removing the tenant’s property out of the apartment or changing the locks on the unit or building. Some even cut off the water, phone and electricity to the unit, along with other utilities, to get the tenant to give up and move. If you find yourself dealing with these things now, you have the right to sue. Improve the odds. Get excellent legal help.
