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Eviction and Your Defense
If your landlord wants you to move and you refuse to do so, you cannot be forced to move legally unless your landlord files a lawsuit to evict you and obtains a court order. The lawsuit is called an Unlawful Detainer Action. Even if you are behind in your rent or have violated other terms in your lease or rental agreement, your landlord cannot force you to move by locking you out, turning off your utilities, taking your personal property, or using other kinds of force.
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Vacating a Judgment and Staying Enforcement of a Writ of Restitution
If you receive a judgment or a writ of restitution and you believe you had a good reason for not responding to the eviction summons or appearing at the show cause hearing, you may ask the court to vacate (or withdraw) the judgment and stay (or temporarily stop) the eviction.
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All public and subsidized housing programs
Eviction for Non-Payment of Rent in Public and Subsidized Housing
This publication briefly describes the steps a tenant should take to avoid an eviction for nonpayment of rent when living in public or subsidized housing.
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HUD multifamily housing
HUD Housing Evictions
As a tenant living in an apartment complex where the landlord has a contract with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), you have greater protection against evictions than most other tenants. This publication briefly describes your rights and the steps you can take to avoid an eviction. This information is important because if you are evicted, you will lose your federal housing assistance.
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HUD Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program Evictions
As a tenant living in an apartment complex where the landlord has a contract with a local Housing Authority under the Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program, you have greater protection against evictions than most other tenants. This publication briefly describes your rights and the steps you may take to avoid an eviction. This information is important because, if you are evicted, you will lose your federal housing assistance.
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Public housing
Public Housing Evictions
As a public housing tenant, you have greater protection against evictions than most other tenants do. You have these protections because if you are evicted from public housing, you will lose your federal housing subsidy, often worth hundreds of dollars per month. This publication briefly explains what you should do when the Housing Authority tries to evict you from public housing.
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Public Housing Grievance Procedure
As a public housing tenant, you have the right to appeal many decisions or actions taken by the Housing Authority through its administrative Public Housing Grievance Procedure. Every Housing Authority is required by federal law to adopt a written public housing grievance procedure. A copy of the agency's grievance procedure should be posted in their office and available upon request.
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Rural rental multifamily housing
Section 515: Rural Rental Housing Evictions
As a tenant living in an apartment complex financed by the Rural Housing Service (formerly the Farmers Home Administration), you have greater protection against evictions than most other tenants. You may also be paying less than market rent for your apartment. It is important to understand that tenants who are evicted from such housing may lose their federal housing assistance. Because of this, you should do whatever you can to avoid an eviction. This publication briefly describes the steps a tenant can take to avoid an eviction.
By: Northwest Justice Project
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Section 515 Rural Rental Housing Tenant Grievance and Appeals Procedure
As a tenant living in an apartment complex financed by the Rural Housing Service (formerly the Farmers Home Administration), you have the right to appeal many decisions you disagree with that are made by your landlord through the agency's tenant grievance and appeals procedure.
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Section 8 vouchers
Section 8 Existing Housing: Evictions
As a participant in the Section 8 Existing Housing Program you have greater protection against evictions than most tenants. You also have more to lose if your Section 8 Certificate or Voucher is terminated because of a dispute with your landlord. This publication explains what you should do if you are given an eviction notice or decide to terminate your lease.
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