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Housing court

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002475

A specialized court with jurisdiction over legal matters involving residential property, such as landlord-tenant disputes, evictions, and housing code violations. These courts are designed to handle cases efficiently and are staffed with judges knowledgeable in real estate and property law. A primary function is to resolve summary process actions, which are the legal proceedings landlords use to evict tenants.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002475
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002475",
  "term": "Housing court",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A specialized court with jurisdiction over legal matters involving residential property, such as landlord-tenant disputes, evictions, and housing code violations. These courts are designed to handle cases efficiently and are staffed with judges knowledgeable in real estate and property law. A primary function is to resolve summary process actions, which are the legal proceedings landlords use to evict tenants.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/housing-court/"
}

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