Steve leases an apartment from Ashley. According to the lease, Ashley is required to keep all plumbing in working order. After Steve has lived in the apartment for four months, the toilet breaks. Ashley refuses to fix it and thereby makes it virtually impossible for Steve to continue to live there. The result of Ashley's inaction is that:

she has constructively evicted Steve

Explanation:

Steve leases an apartment from Ashley. According to the lease, Ashley is required to keep all plumbing in working order. After Steve has lived in the apartment for four months, the toilet breaks. Ashley refuses to fix it and thereby makes it virtually impossible for Steve to continue to live there. The result of Ashley's inaction is that: she has constructively evicted Steve.

She evicted him without directly pushing him out, by not fixing the toilet when it got broken, she did not fulfill her end of the agreement, thereby keeping Steve in a place where he is forced to take a decision on leaving because the toilet is not fixed by Ashley

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