constructive eviction

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|legal}} The [[breach]] of a [[landlord]] or [[tenant]] [[relationship]] that [[occur]]s when the [[landlord]] does not [[order]] the [[tenant]] to [[leave]] the [[property]], but [[allow]]s the [[property]] [[occupy|occupied]] by the [[tenant]] to [[fall]] into such [[poor]] [[condition]] that it is no longer [[suitable]] for [[occupancy]].

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