Q: If the lease is up, can the landlord evict me without requesting for eviction through court?
A:
The landlord cannot simply put your items out of the rental property and change the locks.
First, the landlord must make a demand for possession for a date certain.
Second, if you don't leave by the deadline given to the landlord he can file a dispossessory in court.
Third, if you don't answer within 7 days of service the landlord can obtain a writ of poesssion from the court. If you don't appear in court for the scheduled hearing, the landlord can obtain a writ. If you lose after the scheduled hearing, the landlord can obtain a writ. After a writ is issued, the landlord schedules a time for the sheriffs to come out to oversee the removal of the items from the property.
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