Permissible Grounds
at-will vs. just-cause regimes
Rules in this category (81)
AS 34.03
Noncompliance with rental agreement; failure to pay rent • Alaska
AS 34.03
Limitations on mobile home park operator's right to terminate • Alaska
A.R.S. § 33-2101 et seq.
Periodic tenancy; holdover remedies • Arizona
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-2
Evictions; Controlled and Vacancy Decontrolled Housing Accommodations • Boston
Cal. Civ. Code
California
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-101 et seq.
Cause for eviction required - no-fault evictions. • Colorado
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-101 et seq.
Reasons for termination. • Colorado
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21
Grounds for summary process action or termination of rental agreement. Procedure. Rent increases. Stay of execution. Sale of abandoned homes. • Connecticut
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a
(Formerly Sec. 52-539). Illegal use of premises voids lease. • Connecticut
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a
(Formerly Sec. 52-540). Nuisance defined. • Connecticut
25 Del. C. ch. 57
Grounds for summary proceeding • Delaware
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 14 et seq.
NONPAYMENT OF RENT AND OTHER GROUNDS FOR EVICTION GENERALLY • District of Columbia
Fla. Stat. § 723.001 et seq.
Eviction; grounds, proceedings. • Florida
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 356D
Termination and evictions. • Hawaii
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 666
Forfeiture, warning, notice to vacate, refunds. • Hawaii
Idaho Code Title 55 ch. 20 — Manufactured Home Residency Act
TERMINATIONS. • Idaho
Idaho Code Title 55 ch. 27 — Floating Homes Residency Act
REASONS FOR EVICTION — STATEMENT OF EVICTION REASONS IN NOTICE. • Idaho
Idaho Code Title 55 ch. 27 — Floating Homes Residency Act
EVICTION TO MAKE SPACE FOR FLOATING HOME OWNED BY LANDLORD. • Idaho
Idaho Code Title 6 ch. 3 — Forcible Entry and Unlawful Detainer
UNLAWFUL DETAINER DEFINED. • Idaho
765 Ill. Comp. Stat. 742
Statutory grounds for eviction • Illinois
765 Ill. Comp. Stat. 705
Class X felony by lessee or occupant • Illinois
735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5
When action may be maintained • Illinois
735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5
Emergency housing eviction proceedings • Illinois
735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5
Leased premises used in furtherance of a criminal offense; lease void at option of lessor or assignee • Illinois
King County, Wash., Code § 12.25 et seq.
Just causes for landlord's eviction, refusing to continue tenancy or termination of tenancy - waiver of rights void - serving of termination notice - notice for eviction, refusing to continue tenancy or termination of tenancy - carrying out reason or condition necessary for landlord to remove or cause to remove tenant - landlord's rights to unlawful detainer action pursuit by landlord not affected or limited • King County
L.A. Mun. Code ch. XV art. 1; ch. XVI art. 5
EVICTIONS • Los Angeles
L.A. Mun. Code ch. XV art. 1; ch. XVI art. 5
JUST CAUSE EVICTIONS • Los Angeles
10 M.R.S. §§ 9091 et seq.
Space for purchaser of mobile home from owner of park • Maine
Md. Code Ann., Real Prop. §§ 8A-101 to 8A-1903
Maryland
Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186A
Just cause eviction; prerequisites • Massachusetts
MCL § 600.5701 et seq.
“Just cause” required for termination of tenancy; “just cause” defined; change of rental payments or terms or conditions of tenancy. • Michigan
Minn. Stat. § 327C
TERMINATION. • Minnesota
Minn. Stat. § 504B
EVICTION ACTIONS; GROUNDS; RETALIATION DEFENSE; COMBINED ALLEGATIONS. • Minnesota
Minn. Stat. § 504B
EVICTION ACTION FOR UNLAWFUL DETENTION. • Minnesota
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441 et seq.
Immediate eviction ordered, when — immediate removal ordered, when • Missouri
Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 118A
“Cause” defined. • Nevada
Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 118B
Grounds. • Nevada
Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 315.007–315.071
Conditions upon which tenant required to vacate public housing. • Nevada
Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 40.215–40.425
Unlawful detainer: Assignment or subletting contrary to lease; waste; unlawful business; nuisance; violations of controlled substances laws. • Nevada
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 205-A
Permissible Reasons for Eviction. • New Hampshire
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 356-C
Eviction Protection. • New Hampshire
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 540
Tenancies, Nature of. • New Hampshire
N.J.S.A. 2A:18-51 et seq.
Grounds for removal of tenants • New Jersey
N.J.S.A. 2A:18-51 et seq.
Permanent retirement from residential use • New Jersey
N.J.S.A. 2A:18-51 et seq.
Causes for eviction or nonrenewal of lease • New Jersey
NMSA 35-10 — Magistrate Court; Forcible Entry or Unlawful Detainer
Forcible entry or detainer; grounds. • New Mexico
NMSA 47-10 — Mobile Home Park Act
Reasons for termination. • New Mexico
NMSA 47-8 — Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act
Action for possession by owner. • New Mexico
N.Y. Real Prop. Law
Necessity for good cause • New York
N.Y. Real Prop. Law
Grounds for removal of tenants • New York
N.Y. Mult. Dwell. Law
Recovery of premises • New York
N.Y. Unconsol. Law (Emerg. Housing Rent Control Law)
Evictions • New York
N.Y.C. Admin. Code ch. 26 § 26-401 et seq.
Evictions • New York City
N.Y.C. Admin. Code §§ 27-2001 et seq.
Tenant violations as grounds for eviction • New York City
N.D.C.C. §§ 47-32-01 through 47-32-05
When eviction maintainable. • North Dakota
Oakland Mun. Code Chapter 8.22
Good cause required for eviction • Oakland
Ohio Rev. Code §§ 4781.36–4781.52
Action for possession of the premises. • Ohio
Ohio Rev. Code ch. 5321
Action for possession by landlord. • Ohio
Ohio Rev. Code ch. 5321
Eviction of tenant allowing sex or child victim offenders to occupy premises near school, child care facility. • Ohio
ORS § 105
Causes of unlawful holding by force; action for return of possession. • Oregon
ORS § 90
Acts or omissions justifying termination 24 hours after notice. • Oregon
ORS § 90
Termination of tenancy for drug or alcohol violations. • Oregon
ORS § 90
Termination by landlord; causes; notice; cure; repeated nonpayment of rent. • Oregon
R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 42-11.2
Required contract provisions • Rhode Island
S.F. Admin. Code Chapter 37, § 37.1
Evictions • San Francisco
San Jose Mun. Code Chapter 17.23
Just cause protections • San Jose
San Jose Mun. Code Chapter 17.23
Just cause termination • San Jose
S.C. Code Ann. tit. 27, ch. 35
Failure to pay rent • South Carolina
S.C. Code Ann. tit. 27, ch. 37
Grounds for ejectment of tenant • South Carolina
S.C. Code Ann. tit. 27, ch. 47
Grounds for eviction; notice of eviction; sale of manufactured home left on lot following eviction • South Carolina
Tex. Prop. Code §§ 91.001–91.006
TERMINATION OF LEASE BECAUSE OF PUBLIC INDECENCY CONVICTION. • Texas
Tex. Prop. Code §§ 94.001–94.303
TERMINATION AND EVICTION FOR VIOLATION OF LEASE. • Texas
24 CFR Part 247
§ 247.3 Entitlement of tenants to occupancy. • United States
Utah Code Ann. § 57-16 et seq.
Cause required for terminating lease -- Causes -- Cure periods -- Notice. • Utah
Utah Code Ann. § 78B-6-801 et seq.
Unlawful detainer by tenant for a term less than life. • Utah
Va. Code § 55.1-1200 et seq.
(Effective until July 1, 2027) Noncompliance with rental agreement; monetary penalty. • Virginia
Va. Code § 55.1-1200 et seq.
Remedies for absence, nonuse, and abandonment. • Virginia
Va. Code § 55.1-1300 et seq.
Termination of tenancy. • Virginia
Va. Code § 55.1-1300 et seq.
Eviction of tenant. • Virginia
Wash. Rev. Code § 59.12.010 et seq.
Unlawful detainer defined. • Washington
Wyo. Stat. §§ 1-21-403, 1-21-1001 through 1-21-1017, 1-21-1201 through 1-21-1211, 1-21-1301 through 1-21-1304, 1-21-1401 through 1-21-1403
When proceedings allowed. • Wyoming