What is SUMMARY POSSESSION?

A legal process where the landlord is able to evict a tenant in breach of lease or after the lease has terminated.

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Related Legal Terms
SUMMARY POSSESSION ACTION, ESTATE IN POSSESSION, PRECARIOUS POSSESSION, SUMMARY PROCESS, ENTRY SUMMARY, NAKED POSSESSION, FEE SIMPLE ABSOLUTE IN POSSESSION, SUMMARY, SUMMARY, adj, SUMMARY, n


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