tenant wants roomie to leave, roomie refuses, can the law help?

a friend of mine needs help with this one. if the tenant of an apartment wishes to kick out a roommate (possibly a subtenant, could be of any status as far as i know), can they get the law involved to force them out in any circumstance (besides any possible illegal behavior by the roomate)?

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ManOfLittleLawKnowledge:
a friend of mine needs help with this one. if the tenant of an apartment wishes to kick out a roommate (possibly a subtenant, could be of any status as far as i know), can they get the law involved to force them out in any circumstance (besides any possible illegal behavior by the roomate)?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Define law? If you are talking police, the answer is no. The police do not get involved in civi matters such as L/T disputes.