Eviction in the United States
Okay kiddo, so let’s talk about something called “eviction”. Do you know what happens when we visit a friend’s house and it’s time to go back home? We say bye to our friend and leave their house, right? Well, sometimes grown-ups living in a house or an apartment don’t want to leave, even when they need to go.
If someone is renting a place (like an apartment or a house), they pay the owner of the place (called a “landlord”) a certain amount of money every month. But if they don’t pay their rent or if they break some of the rules listed in a legal agreement (called a “lease”), the landlord might want them to leave the place they’re living in. This is called an “eviction”.
When a landlord wants to evict someone, they have to go to court and get permission from a judge. The judge will listen to both the landlord and the person who is living in the place and they will decide if the person has to leave or not. If the judge says the person has to leave, they will give the landlord an “eviction order” which means the person has to move out by a certain date.
If the person doesn’t move out by that date, the landlord can ask the police to help them make the person leave. But it’s important to know that there are laws that protect tenants from being kicked out without a good reason or without enough time to find a new place to live.
So, eviction is when a landlord wants someone to leave the place they’re living in and they have to go to court to get permission. If the judge says they have to leave, the person has to move out by a certain date, or the police may get involved. It’s important to follow the rules and legal agreements to avoid an eviction.
If someone is renting a place (like an apartment or a house), they pay the owner of the place (called a “landlord”) a certain amount of money every month. But if they don’t pay their rent or if they break some of the rules listed in a legal agreement (called a “lease”), the landlord might want them to leave the place they’re living in. This is called an “eviction”.
When a landlord wants to evict someone, they have to go to court and get permission from a judge. The judge will listen to both the landlord and the person who is living in the place and they will decide if the person has to leave or not. If the judge says the person has to leave, they will give the landlord an “eviction order” which means the person has to move out by a certain date.
If the person doesn’t move out by that date, the landlord can ask the police to help them make the person leave. But it’s important to know that there are laws that protect tenants from being kicked out without a good reason or without enough time to find a new place to live.
So, eviction is when a landlord wants someone to leave the place they’re living in and they have to go to court to get permission. If the judge says they have to leave, the person has to move out by a certain date, or the police may get involved. It’s important to follow the rules and legal agreements to avoid an eviction.