{"id":1359,"date":"2020-09-10T20:13:34","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T01:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.padleads.com\/blog\/?p=1359"},"modified":"2020-09-15T22:30:51","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T03:30:51","slug":"eviction-when-a-landlord-is-not-allowed-to-evict-a-tenant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.padleads.com\/blog\/eviction-when-a-landlord-is-not-allowed-to-evict-a-tenant\/","title":{"rendered":"Eviction: When a Landlord is not Allowed to Evict a Tenant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tenant screening<\/a>\u00a0helps you\u00a0weed out the bad tenants<\/a>\u00a0from the good ones. It is not only based on their income<\/a> and credit score. You also have to look for those whom you think have good personality traits. This process is significant because the tenant you choose could be with you for a long time and, it is not that easy to terminate a contract without any valid reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might be wondering how much power you have to evict your tenant? Before you go to such extreme measures, here are a few examples that a landlord is not allowed to serve an eviction notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discrimination<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are a lot of forms of discrimination nowadays. It has become a talked-about issue and it is not only happening in one place. It is everywhere and has caused concern for many years. You, being a landlord, should not discriminate against a tenant because of their religion or race. First of all, it is not good to do that. Second,\u00a0it is illegal based on the Fair Housing Act (FHA)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You should not close your door to a Muslim tenant just because you or your Christian tenants will be uncomfortable. There are a lot of misconceptions regarding the people of this religion and you should not generalize them. You might want to please the majority, but it is illegal to refuse tenancy because of religion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A married gay couple has the same rights as your conservative married couples. I know there is still a great number of people who do not support the LGBTQ people, but they are still entitled to a home. If thy have all the requirements to qualify to apply, why would you deprive them?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Revenge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Screening your tenants is not a guarantee that you will have a good relationship all the time. There may be times that you will argue and not see eye to eye. But it does not mean, you can evict them to get back at them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some landlords get angry at their tenants for these reasons:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n