How to Respond to a Retaliatory Landlord

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Tip 1 - How to Respond to a Retaliatory Landlord

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Fayvian Lee | permalink

Retaliation by a landlord against a tenant is illegal in most areas. If you feel that your landlord has retaliated against you, you have several options to pursue. These acts could include an increase of rent or notification of eviction....
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Respond-to-a-Retaliatory-Landlord ^[1]

Tip 2 - Landlord Retaliation

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by redbiscuit | permalink

For further reading: http://www.tenantresourcecenter.org/landlord_retaliation ^[2]

Tip 3 - What Kinds of Conduct by the Landlord Does the Law Consider Retaliatory? - FindLaw

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by tubecat | permalink

Nearly every state makes it illegal for a landlord to retaliate against a tenant who is acting within his or her legal rights.
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For further reading: http://realestate.findlaw.com/landlord-tenant-law/what-kinds-of-conduct-by-the-landlord-does-the-law-consider-retal.html ^[3]

Tip 4 - Landlord Retaliation | Nolo.com

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by LIC ELIZONDO | permalink

Here's what you can doif your landlord is retaliating against you for asserting a legal right, such as complaining to the building inspector about an unsafe apartment

For further reading: http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/free-books/renters-rights-book/chapter11-1.html ^[4]