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Asked · 2026-08-15
Written by the editorial desk as general legal information. It is not an answer about anybody's particular situation, including the asker's.
Recovery of premises is a legal process. A landlord who wants possession is expected to use that process rather than to take steps that put a tenant out of the property directly — and that is the case whatever is owed in rent.
The detail of the process is state law, and it differs, so advice from someone who knows the rules where the property is will be more useful than a general answer. What is consistent is that the existence of arrears does not convert self-help into a lawful route.
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