According to tenants rights, landlords are not able to evict tenants without being in accordance with certain eviction laws. More specifically, the landlord tenant act, a statute that exists in each state, requires that landlords provide adequate notice and reasoning (or ending of lease duration) to legally evict a tenant. These eviction laws were set in place to protect tenants from being evicted unreasonably or without cause. After the duration of the notice has passed, the landlord will then engage in a lawsuit, which will require that the tenant appears in court and the alleged eviction is determined valid. This lawsuit is known as Forcible Entry and Detainer. According to eviction laws, a court order of eviction must result from the lawsuit for the tenant to be evicted. Additionally, there may be even more detailed eviction laws in your state's landlord tenant act.