The agreement between a renter and owner specifies terms of the rent that, if violated, allow for the landlord to begin a legal process called eviction. After a tenant has acted in violation of a the agreement, the landlord can deliver an eviction notice, which requests that the tenant vacates the residence in lieu of court action. The eviction notice is the first step in eviction, a process that has the capacity to end in court. While it is not a legal document in itself, the eviction notice should inform the tenant of the violation that occurred and an amount of time before legal action will be initiated. For tenants, the possible ramifications of an eviction notice should be taken seriously - receiving an eviction notice requires that the tenant either fulfill the violation or leave the premises. Otherwise, the landlord can advance the eviction by filing with a local court