Eviction
（重定向自Forcible detainer）
![Two men with children, being evicted, stand with their possessions on the sidewalk, circa 1910, on the Lower East Side of New York City.](/Images/godic/202501/13/East_Side_Eviction1907.jpg")
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![Flow Diagram of the Eviction Process in British Columbia, Canada](/Images/godic/202501/13/Eviction_process_bc_canada1907.JPG")
Eviction is the removal of a tenant from rental property by the landlord. In some jurisdictions it may also involve the removal of persons from premises that were foreclosed by a mortgagee (often, the prior owners who defaulted on a mortgage).
Depending on the laws of the jurisdiction, eviction may also be known as unlawful detainer, summary possession, summary dispossess, summary process, forcible detainer, ejectment, and repossession, among other terms. Nevertheless, the term eviction is the most commonly used in communications between the landlord and tenant.