Landlord retaliates against a tenant for reporting the landlord to the authorities
The retaliation can take many forms. It could be the tenant’s outright eviction, raising the rent, or even harassing the tenant to the point the tenant feels compelled to vacate the premises.
Tenant Claims Retaliation
Examples:
- A landlord learns that the tenant filed a claim against him with the fire department for failing to provide functioning fire extinguishers for the tenants.
- The tenant reported the landlord to the local EEOC office for refusing to rent an apartment to a tenant because of the applicant’s race.
- The most common tenant complaint is to report the landlord to the building or housing authorities for the landlord’s refusal to make the necessary repairs required by the building code.
