Landlord Harassment
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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. Such a strategy is often sought because it avoids costly legal expenses and potential problems with eviction. This kind of activity is common in regions where rent control laws exist, but which do not allow the direct extension of rent controlled prices from one tenancy to the subsequent tenancy, thus allowing landlords to set higher prices. Landlord harassment is usually considered a crime in most municipalities, however, enforcement can be difficult or impossible in many circumstances.
[edit] Types of harassment
Various methods are employed in cases of landlord harassment:
- Withholding maintenance on the property, such as garbage collection, landscaping, or repair of broken fixtures
- Verbal and written complaints, imagined or exaggerated, of tenant's supposed improper conduct. (see notice to quit)
- Deliberate defacing of the rented facilities or the property of the tenant
- Creating a nuisance for the tenant, for example by generating loud noise
- Intimidation and threats of physical or financial injury directed at the tenant
- Physical assault
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