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A corporate landlord wanted a tenant in Texas gone, and ordered the manager of a San Antonio property to harass them into leaving — using a variety of strategies as cruel as they are creative, a ...
Landlord harassment is the willing creation, by a landlord or their agents, of conditions that are uncomfortable for one or more tenants in order to induce willing abandonment of a rental contract. This is illegal in many jurisdictions, either under general harassment laws or specific protections, as well as under the terms of rental contracts ...
Council members voted 9-0 to approve an ordinance allowing for landlords to be fined and/or jailed for committing acts of retaliation against tenants in good standing who are acting within their ...
“A lease is a contract and there are guidelines in it so a landlord can’t raise the rent until the term is up. In a month-to-month lease, the landlord just has to give 30 days notice and they ...
Landlord may not retaliate against tenants for organizing or being a member of tenant unions. Tennessee: 3 No laws found. Texas: 2 Landlord may not retaliate against tenants for organizing or being a member of tenant unions. Tenant organizations in low-income housing have additional rights. Utah: 3 No general tenant protections found.
Eviction in the United States refers to the pattern of tenant removal by landlords in the United States. [1] In an eviction process, landlords forcibly remove tenants from their place of residence and reclaim the property. [2] Landlords may decide to evict tenants who have failed to pay rent, violated lease terms, or possess an expired lease. [1]
David L. Merryman, 58, the owner of more than 60 rental properties in Hampton and Newport News, is accused of extreme harassment against tenants — and of stealing their money in a 51-page ...
In American landlord–tenant law, a retaliatory eviction often refers to the substantive legal defense and affirmative cause of action that can be used by a tenant against a landlord if the tenant was evicted for reporting poor housing conditions, such as sanitary violations or violations of minimum housing standards.