Q: What is the issue to be resolved in
unlawful detainer cases?
Under the current operation of law, a resident whose lease has expired, or who has stopped paying rent, ultimately becomes the subject of eviction proceedings, also called
unlawful detainer actions.
A:
Unlawful detainer is an action to recover possession of real property from one who unlawfully withholds possession thereof after the expiration or termination of his right to hold possession under any contract, express or implied.
Cases which are now cognizable by municipal trial courts, like
unlawful detainer cases, will be brought to it if they involve constitutional questions.
4 alleging
unlawful detainer and breach of contract on its three-year lease.
Due to Lesi's refusal to surrender the premises, Dono filed an action for
unlawful detainer suit against the former.
He took a different course and filed suit July 7 against Supermarket Investors for
unlawful detainer, demanding the payment of past-due rent totaling $62,625 for its location at Jefferson Square Shopping Center in Pine Bluff.
While Ed's cases were pending, Yolly filed before the Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) an action for
unlawful detainer against Ed, his son with Veron, and his mother-in-law residing in the disputed property.