Forcible Entry And Detainer in United States

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A remedy provided by statute in some states to enable the lessor (landlord or owner) to recover possession of his or her property, upon one or more of the following violations by the lessee (tenant): (1) holding over after termination of the lease (in U.S. law), (2) failure to pay rent a fixed number of days after it is due, after specified notice has been given by the lessor, (3) violating other terms of the lease, (4) committing waste.

(Revised by Ann De Vries)

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