EVICTION AND DEMOLITION, EJECTMENT

Q: Can a landlord evict you without a court order?

A: No, your landlord usually cannot evict you without a court order. As long as you
haven't abandoned your home, your landlord cannot change the locks, install a
deadbolt, take off doors, or do anything to stop you from entering your home.

Q: How long after not paying can you be evicted?

A: In the Philippines, nonpayment of three months' rent is grounds for eviction.

Q: Eviction VS. Ejectment

A: An eviction involves a landlord, tenant and an agreement for rent like a lease or
payment of rent. Ejectments and unlawful detainer do not have landlords and tenants or
agreements like leases. An unlawful detainer, the person being asked to leave has no
claim or rights to the property. In an ejectment, the the owner of the property has title to
the property.

EASTMENT

Q: Can I deny an easement requested on my property?

A: As the owner, you have a legal right to grant or to deny someone's request for an
easement on your property. No one can simply impose an easement on you.
However, if the easement is sought by a public entity like a local government or utility,
your denial may be challenged in court.

Q: Do easement affect property value?

A: The easement also restricts what you may do to your property. You could not, for
example, plant a tree so that it will directly interfere with power lines. Utility easements
generally don't affect the value of a property unless it imposes tight restrictions on what
the property owner may and may not do

Q: Easement VS. Covenant

A: Covenant can be called as a promise made by a single party either to engage or

refrain from conduct. Easement can be called as the right for using the property of
another without possessing it.