How to Use no-fault in a Sentence

no-fault

adjective
  • There was no-fault divorce in the late ’70s.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 26 June 2026
  • The bill would largely end no-fault evictions in apartment buildings with five or more units.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2026
  • That option wasn't available before the no-fault overhaul.
    — Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • In what came to be known as no-fault divorce, neither spouse had to prove the other had cheated or been cruel to them.
    — Naomi Cahn, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2023
  • That means stepping outside the no-fault system entirely.
    — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
  • That new law requires a landlord to pay a tenant two months’ rent in the event of a no-fault eviction but does not restrict rent increases.
    — Cameron Fozi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023
  • In June 2023, my family and I faced a no-fault eviction from our home.
    — Gabriela Sandoval, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Renters should also look for a policy that includes no-fault medical coverage.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Related article What is no-fault divorce, and why do some conservatives want to get rid of it?
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Related article What is no-fault divorce, and why do some conservatives want to get rid of it?
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The revamp introduced cost controls on no-fault medical services.
    — Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The law would require a landlord to pay two months’ rent to a tenant evicted in a no-fault eviction and creates more transparency for evictions.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The counterargument is that if fault isn’t included, such as a no-fault law, this means that one side is going to take things presumably on the chin.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • In a no-fault state, drivers must use their own PIP coverage for bodily injury claims.
    — Steven Glass, Car and Driver, 9 June 2023
  • But now, nearly 50 years later, no-fault divorce is under increasing attack.
    — Marcia Zug, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Mlotek’s title presumably comes from no-fault divorce laws, which did away with the idea that divorce required proof of wrongdoing, such as abuse or adultery.
    — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The bill now includes a provision that says the protections against no-fault evictions don’t kick in until the tenant has lived at the property for a year.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Vance's comments have some advocates worried about possible efforts to repeal no-fault divorces.
    — Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Those who choose unlimited no-fault medical coverage on their auto insurance pay this fee.
    — Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Senate Bill 257 would largely end no-fault evictions, which typically occur at the end of a lease.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Senate Bill 257 would largely end no-fault or lapse-of-time evictions, which typically occur at the end of a lease.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Some of these evictions are no-fault evictions, which tenant union members said are also used to retaliate against renters who complain about housing conditions.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026
  • In theory, the femme fatale (Kathleen Turner) could now just get a divorce, under no-fault laws, and live comfortably.
    — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Protections against no-fault evictions already exist for seniors and people with disabilities.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Tenants and advocates said the ordinance does not go far enough and that officials should have instead passed a ban on no-fault evictions for substantial remodels.
    — Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Today, however, every state offers a no-fault divorce option allowing an easier out.
    — Rebecca Feinglos, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Both the city of San Diego and the county had no-fault eviction moratoriums that were enacted during the pandemic but have since expired.
    — Tammy Murgareporter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2023
  • But tenants say no-fault evictions are destabilizing to people and the community, and that larger landlords often use them to conduct evictions en mass and raise the rent.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Removing no-fault divorce could also further burden the judicial system as courts would need to adjudicate the validity of fault claims.
    — Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2024
  • The same material that keeps kids in school and promotes play in its purest form is also the last point of friction — indeed, the last vestige of human contact — in a world of free shipping and no-fault returns.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023

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