The action of removing a tenant or other occupant from real property. actual eviction. The physical removal of an individual from real property. constructive eviction. Wrongful acts of a landlord that make premises uninhabitable, with the intent or result of forcing the tenant to leave. retalitory eviction. Eviction in retaliation for a tenant's complaints to or about the landlord with regard to living conditions. If eviction occurs within a narrow timeframe following such complaints, it is p...