constructive eviction

noun

The breach of a landlord or tenant relationship that occurs when the landlord does not order the tenant to leave the property, but allows the property occupied by the tenant to fall into such poor condition that it is no longer suitable for occupancy.

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Meanings

nounconstructive eviction (countable and uncountable, plural constructive evictions)

plural constructive evictions

  1. countableuncountablelawThe breach of a landlord or tenant relationship that occurs when the landlord does not order the tenant to leave the property, but allows the property occupied by the tenant to fall into such poor condition that it is no longer suitable for occupancy.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounaction by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved

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eviction
Broader
compulsioncoercion
Also see
eviction

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “constructive eviction,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/constructive%20eviction.

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