constructive eviction
constructive eviction · constructive evictions
The breach of a landlord or tenant relationship that occurs when the landlord does not…The breach of a landlord or tenant relationship that occurs when the landlord does not order the tenant to leave the property, but allows the property occupied by the tenant to fall into such poor condition that it is no longer suitable for occupancy.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The breach of a landlord or tenant relationship that occurs when the landlord does not order the tenant to leave the property, but allows the property occupied by the tenant to fall into such poor condition that it is no longer suitable for occupancy.
More definitions
- 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
Forms
plural: constructive evictions| Singular | constructive eviction |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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:eviction
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable