After months of unpaid rent, the landlord distrained the tenant's antique furniture to recover the debt.

The landlord initiated several distrainments to recover unpaid rent, but the tenants challenged them in court.

After months of missed payments, the threat of distrainment hung over the business.

The landlord warned that unpaid rent could make the tenant's belongings distrainable under the lease.

The distrainers arrived at dawn to seize the overdue equipment.

The landlord issued multiple distrainings last year to collect overdue rent, sparking a heated debate in the town council.

The distrainer arrived at the farm to seize the unpaid livestock under a court order.

He would distrain her hand in his, as if afraid to let go.

Distraining the tenant's furniture, the sheriff recorded each item before taking it away.

The officer documented the distraining of the farmer's equipment in the inventory report.