Walk It Through: The New Locks
Home from work to a changed lock, the power cut, no court order, and three months' rent.
A tenant comes home to find the lock changed and belongings still inside. There was no court case.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A lockout with no court order. A writ of possession after a judgment, an abandoned unit, and a commercial lease are left out.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.