Just cause eviction explained

Just cause eviction, also known as good cause eviction, describes laws that aim to provide tenants protection from unreasonable evictions, rent hikes, and non-renewal of lease agreements. These laws allow tenants to challenge evictions in court that are not for "legitimate" reasons.[1] Generally, landlords oppose just-cause eviction laws due to concerns over profit, housing stock,[2] and court cases.[3]

United States

New Jersey was the first state to pass a just-cause eviction law in 1974. Interest in these laws has grown in recent years with California passing a just-cause eviction law in 2019[4] and Oregon passing a bill enumerating valid causes for evicting tenants the same year.[5] Washington passed a similar bill in 2021.[6]

The New York State legislature considered a similar bill in its 2023 legislative session. Senate Housing Chair Brian Kavanagh explained his belief that just-cause laws are "basically the notion that you can't be evicted if you're paying your rent and meet your obligations as a tenant. You can't be evicted for no good reason."[7]

Some cities also have similar ordinances for tenants.

Federal programs

Good cause is also required for evicting a tenant in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program,[8] although the definition of what constitutes a "good cause" has fluctuated over time[9] [10] and can be defined by state and local governments.[11]

United Kingdom

In England and Wales, a Section 21 notice allows landlords to evict tenants with no cause.[12] The Renter's Reform Bill was proposed on May 17, 2023, to ban no-cause evictions.[13] [14]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cohen . Rachel M. . 2023-05-01 . The fight to make it harder for landlords to evict their tenants . 2023-07-07 . Vox . en.
  2. Web site: 'Good Cause Eviction' bill is top focus as Albany zeros on housing crisis . 2023-07-08 . www.ny1.com . en.
  3. News: Kaysen . Ronda . 2022-05-21 . What Is ‘Good Cause Eviction,’ and What Does It Mean for Renters? . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-07-08 . 0362-4331.
  4. Web site: Bill Text - AB-1482 Tenant Protection Act of 2019: tenancy: rent caps. . 2023-07-08 . leginfo.legislature.ca.gov.
  5. Web site: Senate Bill 608 .
  6. Web site: RCW 59.18.650: Eviction of tenant, refusal to continue tenancy, end of periodic tenancy—Cause—Notice—Penalties. . 2023-07-08 . app.leg.wa.gov.
  7. Web site: Senate Housing Chair Brian Kavanagh On Budget Negotiations, The Future Of Good Cause NYSenate.gov . 2023-07-08 . www.nysenate.gov.
  8. Web site: 26 U.S. Code § 42 - Low-income housing credit . 2023-07-08 . LII / Legal Information Institute . en.
  9. Web site: Jolin . Marc . Good Cause Eviction and the Low Income Housing Tax Credit .
  10. Jolin . Marc . 2000 . Good Cause Eviction and the Low Income Housing Tax Credit . University of Chicago Law Review . 67 . 521.
  11. Web site: An Advocate's Guide to Tenants' Rights in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program .
  12. News: 2023-05-16 . No-fault evictions to be banned in reform of rental sector . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-07-08.
  13. Web site: Guide to the Renters (Reform) Bill . 2023-07-08 . GOV.UK . en.
  14. News: 2023-06-27 . Warning more funding needed to enforce no-fault evictions ban . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-07-08.

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