This article describes a summary that a landlord can refer to when evicting a tenant. Alternatively, a landlord can ask a lawyer for legal advice if they have questions about the landlord`s and tenant`s rights. Before a landlord can start the eviction process because they are not paying the rent, they must provide the tenant with a written eviction notice called the 7-day payment deadline. This notice informs tenants that they have 7 days to pay the rent OR that they must vacate the property to avoid eviction. You can agree to stay or move. You can agree to move on a specific day. You should only agree to move in more than 7 days after your hearing. If you lose listening, you get 7 days. Your landlord has to go to court to evict you! If you don`t move before the end of the notice period, your landlord can have court documents delivered.

The trial is called “forced entry and detention”. (This does not mean that the landlord can force into your home or detain you.) The newspapers say your landlord is trying to evict you. You ask the court to hold a hearing to decide if you can be deported. If you want to fight against deportation, you have the right to be heard by a court. A landlord can`t force you to leave without a court order. If you`re looking for specific information and resources on what to do if your landlord tries to evict you, our article “What can I do if my landlord tries to evict me?” is helpful. This article provides more comprehensive and general information about your rights as a tenant when it comes to evictions, the other is more of a step-by-step guide on what to do if and when your landlord tries to evict you – and where you can get help. This document comes from the court and gives the landlord the right to recover his property from you. Your landlord may ask a deputy sheriff or police officer to give you a copy of the “Scriptures.” You must leave your home within 48 hours of receiving the “complaint”. If you don`t move, you become an intruder. The landlord then has, and only then, the right to have you forcibly evicted by the police (and to store your belongings at your own expense).

If your landlord followed the eviction rules, the judge will rule in your landlord`s favour. You have 7 days to move. If you do not move within 7 days, you will receive a title deed. Once you have been given the writ, you have 48 hours before the sheriff`s office can remove you from your unit or your landlord can change the locks. No. Your landlord can`t force you without a court order. If you don`t move before your notice expires, your landlord must file a lawsuit called forced entry and detention. This is the legal name for deportation in Maine. Your first hearing date must be 7 days or more after court documents are served and your notice expires. Caution: Your landlord may have more than one reason for evicting you. Even if you have a good defense for one of the reasons, the judge can still allow the eviction if the landlord has another good reason why they want you to move. If a verdict is rendered, you have 7 days to move.

At the end of the 7 days, you will receive a “brief”. A “declaration” is a legal document that tells you that you have 48 hours to leave. After 48 hours, you can be removed from your accommodation and the landlord can change the locks. The Order to Take Possession is issued seven days after receiving the judgment of possession from the landlord, while the moving period lasts 48 hours after the tenant receives the Order to Take Possession. In Maine, the landlord can evict the tenant for violating rental terms. The landlord must provide written notice called the 7-day notice period, which gives the tenant seven days to vacate the rental unit. If your landlord continues to threaten to evict you, call Pine Tree Legal for help. If you`re at least 16 years old and living alone and want to make your own decisions, the Maine Emancipation Act can help. Emancipation means that you are no longer under the control of your parents. You can be treated like an adult by others. Maine courts follow strict standards when deciding if you are mature enough to be emancipated.

Examples of illegal “self-help” evictions include changing the lock, taking the tenant`s belongings, removing the front door, or turning off the heat or electricity. Several states determine how much money a tenant can sue if the landlord attempted to illegally evict the tenant through some sort of self-help measure. Some state laws also provide court costs and attorneys` fees for the tenant (if the tenant successfully sues the landlord) and/or give the tenant the right to stay in the rental unit.