But the landlord, David Shaw, said his lawyer was challenging the enforcement an "illegal eviction."

A new report says growing numbers of tenants are facing illegal evictions or even threats of violence.

Finally, he tried to evict her on his own in October 1993 - but was given a summons for attempting an illegal eviction.

Even though the DA had declared the moratorium, illegal evictions continued.

It is important that private tenants who are suffering harassment or illegal eviction have access to solicitors to help them enforce their legal rights.

His campaign focused on cleaning up alleged political corruption, prosecuting environmental crimes, and fighting illegal evictions.

The laws and fines involving coercion and illegal evictions have not been changed.

Other demonstrators handed out leaflets to protest what they called illegal evictions of tenants by the university.

He said that on several occasions Legal Aid lawyers had called the police to have homeless families readmitted to programs after illegal evictions.

"We have been subjected to illegal evictions and threats," he said in explaining why the association sued the two operators in 1986.