No person shall enter upon any land, tenement or other real property, but in cases where entry is given by law; and in such cases the entry shall not be made with force, but only in a peaceful manner.
(a) When a forcible entry is made upon any premises, or when an entry is made in a peaceable manner and the possession is held by force, the person entitled to the premises may maintain an action to recover the possession thereof. (b) If the unpaid rent or the value of the real property involved […]
In an action under this subchapter it shall be sufficient to state in the complaint a description of the premises with convenient certainty, that the defendant is in possession thereof, that he entered upon the same with force, or unlawfully holds the same with force, as the case may be, and that the plaintiff is […]
Except as provided in this chapter and the rules of court, an action for forcible entry and detainer shall be conducted in the same manner as other civil actions.
Upon the filing of the complaint, a summons shall be served and returned within 3 days, requiring the defendant to appear within 3 days after service thereof, and show cause why a judgment of dispossession should not be entered against him. In the event of the failure of the defendant to appear and show cause, […]
No continuance shall be granted for a longer period than two days, unless the defendant applying therefor gives an undertaking to the adverse party, with good and sufficient security, to be approved by the court, conditioned for the payment of the rent that may accrue if the judgment be rendered against the defendant, and all […]
The execution, should judgment of restitution be rendered, may be in the following form: To the Marshal for the ____ Whereas a certain action for the forcible entry and detention (or the forcible detention, as the case may be) of the following described premises, to wit: ____, lately tried before me, wherein ____ was plaintiff […]
If judgment is rendered against the defendant for the restitution of the real property described in the complaint or any part thereof, no appeal shall be taken by the defendant from such judgment until, in addition to any undertaking otherwise required by law upon appeal, he gives an undertaking to the adverse party, with two […]
(a) The following shall be deemed cases of unlawful holding by force within the meaning of this chapter— (1) When the tenant or person in possession of any premises fails or refuses to pay any rent due on the lease or agreement under which he holds, or deliver up the possession of the premises for […]
A notice to quit shall be in writing and shall be served upon the tenant or person in possession by being delivered to him or left at the premises in case of his absence therefrom.
The service of a notice to quit upon a tenant or person in possession does not authorize an action to be maintained against him for the possession of the premises before the expiration of any period for which such tenant or person has paid the rent of such premises in advance.
When the leasing or occupation is for the purpose of farming or agriculture, the tenant or person in possession shall, after the termination of such lease or occupancy, have free access to the premises to cultivate and harvest or gather any crop or produce of the soil planted or sown by him before the service […]
In an action to recover the possession of any land, tenement or other real property, where the entry is forcible or when the possession thereof is unlawfully held by force, the merits of the title shall not be inquired into, and three years’ quiet possession of the premises immediately preceding the commencement of such action […]
The total court fees and costs for the summary proceedings provided for by this chapter shall be $2.00.
Unless otherwise agreed in writing, upon the request of a tenant, the landlord of a dwelling unit/commercial unit shall install a water and/or electric meter for the purpose of recording the amount of water and/or electricity used by the tenant. Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit the landlord from assessing costs and charges against […]
