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1 Your landlord has to prove a legal reason for the eviction and get a court order. 2  Depending on the reasons for the eviction, it may be possible to show the court that it is not reasonable to make an order. 3  This may be the case, even if the landlord can prove the reasons.
The steps in an eviction are: 1  Tenant defaults in rent payments and/or breaks the terms of the lease or the lease expires. 2  Landlord serves a petition, which is the start of a case. In some cases, the landlord must serve a notice prior to starting a court action. Tenant appears in court to contest the eviction and to raise any counterclaims against the landlord; tenants who donât contest the eviction in court lose the case.