Reply #123: in every place I have looked into

[northzax]

the Sheriff must be present at the time of the actual eviction. I'm not saying it was a suprise to the people living there, but having the person in uniform present protects both the evitors and the evictees (would you try to evict someone in a gun toting society without the law present?) if you were the resident, would you allow some schmuck who claims to have the right to evict you, who you don't know, simply kick you out because they say they can? in many jurisdictions there are rules about handling certain types of posessions (like animals) what about children? maybe there is a child under 18 present, without an adult, who calls Social Services? (you can't actually throw a kid out on the street without a parent or guardian) or someone who needs assistance moving themselves, not even their stuff (maybe an invalid, for instance)

there are all sorts of good reasons to ensure the presence of a unformed peace officer at an eviction.