Both landlords and tenants must take a number of steps in an unlawful detainer action. In Minnesota, for example, the landlord must file a complaint against the tenant in district court.
The appellate court rejected the collateral estoppel defense, saying, 'Here, the unlawful detainer action was resolved by stipulated judgment which made no mention of a relinquishment by the Pelletiers of claims arising from a retaliatory eviction.
person lawfully entitled to possession of land or goods, or to the restraint of a person's liberty, against his will; an action in which a landlord seeks to evict a tenant who remains on the property unlawfully is called an unlawful detainer action.
 See also: Violation, Unlawful detainer, Writ, Term, United states
  
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