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In addition, the Massachusetts Communities and Development Housing Services Program or the local housing court can help resolve a dispute between a landlord and a tenant. If you need help, please contact the Attorney General's Consumer Hotline at (617) 727-8400.
Situations that may be held to affect a tenant's health can include lead paint, mold, unsanitary conditions, improper ventilation, a gas or sewage leak, pest infestations and bacteria causing illness such as Legionnaire's Disease.
The landlord may believe it will be easier and cheaper to evict the tenant and put the apartment up for rent, hoping that a new tenant will either live with the issue or solve it on their own. If the tenant can prove the eviction stemmed from their complaint, a court would likely consider the eviction retaliatory.
Landlord harassment is illegal in California. California Civil Code Section 1940.2 specifically forbids a landlord to force a tenant out of their home by: Displaying ?forceful, threatening, willful, or menacing conduct? towards you or your guests.
California state law (Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1940.35, 1942.5 (2020)) prohibits landlords from retaliating against tenants.
If the landlord tries to raise the rent, terminate or otherwise change your tenancy within six months of when you contact the Board of Health, join a tenants' organization, or exercise other legal rights, the landlord's action will be considered retaliation against you, unless the landlord can prove otherwise.
Under the state Consumer Protection Act, called ?Chapter 93A,? it is illegal for a landlord to threaten, attempt, or actually use any unfair or deceptive acts against you or anyone in your house.
A revenge or retaliatory eviction is when a private landlord takes steps to evict tenants who ask for repairs or complain about bad housing conditions.
Harassment can be anything a landlord does, or fails to do, that makes you feel unsafe in the property or forces you to leave. Harassment can include: stopping services, like electricity. withholding keys, for example there are 2 tenants in a property but the landlord will only give 1 key.
Under most landlord retaliation statutes, a landlord can't evict, harass, or raise the rent of a tenant for doing something legal. A landlord may not like the renter's actions, but they cannot seek revenge. A common retaliation tactic is trying to evict a renter after they complain to a government agency.