House & Apartment

Eviction A court case brought by a landlord to get a tenant to move out is a court process. In Illinois, only the county sheriff A county officer who can serve people with summons. They can evict someone with a court order. can perform evictions. The sheriff must have a judge's order allowing the eviction.

Housing providers start eviction cases by filing papers that are served on people at risk of eviction. An eviction case can end in:

• Dismissal,
• An agreement between the parties,
• A judgment An official decision by a court that ends the dispute between parties in favor of a defendant, The person or organization being sued in a lawsuit who can continue living in the unit,
• An order that lets the sheriff evict the defendant,
• A money judgment against the defendant allowing the landlord An owner of property who rents it out to a tenant to collect overdue rent and related charges, and
• Sealing. When a criminal record is hidden from most of the general public, but not law enforcement

The eviction process is not automatic, although landlords can win an eviction case against a defendant who does not participate. Landlords and tenants can take action at each step that may change or end the eviction case. They can also ask the judge to seal the court file after the case is over, even if an eviction order was entered.