Eviction vs Ejection Process

[Francis Nguyen]

I have a client that closed a deal with a squatter. What is the process like for either eviction or ejection?

[Chris K.]

@Francis Nguyen

Basically what @Sheldon Zimmerman said. They designed the eviction process to get the underlying dispute resolved fairly quickly through the magistrate. For ejectment actions, you need to start at the Court of Common Please like most other civil complaints. 

The main difference between the two actions is whether there is a landlord-tenant relationship between the parties. Squatters generally do not. So historically you had to bring an ejectment action. I have heard people sometimes get an eviction action to remove a squatter at the magistrate level. But while nice for the landlord, it's probably incorrect as a matter of law. 

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