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Constructive Eviction
A legal circumstance where a landlord's failure to maintain habitable premises forces a resident to vacate, relieving them of further rent liability.
Constructive Eviction is a legal doctrine where a landlord's failure to maintain habitable premises or provide essential services (such as heat, water, or plumbing) renders the property uninhabitable, thereby compelling the tenant to vacate.
When successfully proven in court, Constructive Eviction terminates the tenant's ongoing lease obligations and may subject the property owner to statutory damages.
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