contract-law rental-property
Rental contract: can one add an eviction clause?
<p>Given that the rental agreement between a landlord and a tenant is in the form of a contract, would it be possible for the contract to include a clause allowing the landlord to (e.g.) cut off the power to the rental property as well as move out all of the tenant's possessions, in the event that rent is outstanding for over (e.g.) 14 days?</p>

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<li>Also, would this sort of clause be considered unconscionable? </li>
<li>What if a 3rd party (acceptable to both tenant and landlord) decides
the non-payment is done in bad faith, and not as a result of genuine
hardship?</li>
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<p>You can contract to do anything that is not illegal. In many jurisdictions unconscionability is a thing that statute or case law makes illegal. These clauses may be unconscionable, however ...</p>

<p>In most jurisdictions real estate rental agreements are <em>highly</em> regulated; particularly as regards eviction. So, even if these don't cross the line into unconscionable (and for what it's worth, they're nudging it at least) they are probably prohibited anyway.</p>

<p>There probably is an independent third party that decides on evictions anyway in the form of a court or rental tribunal.</p>
