CanI be evicted if my name is not on the eviction papers when served?
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CanI be evicted if my name is not on the eviction papers when served?
Do you have to leave if your not on the eviction notice?
Asked on November 17, 2011 under Real Estate Law, North Carolina
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Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
Pretty much all states in this country require that all adults be specifically named in notices or termination or eviction orders for the notices or orders to be legally valid and effective.
If you have been served with an order of eviction but you are not specifically named on the order issued by a judge of the court, the order does not apply to you personally.
Under Due Process requirements, the order of eviction must state the specific person on the face of the document to be effective.
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