retaliatory eviction
- When a landlord evicts a tenant in response to the latter's legal actions like lodging a valid complaint about living conditions or using tenant rights
- Jenna faced a retaliatory eviction after she complained about the faulty plumbing to the health department.
- Retaliatory eviction could be used as a defense if a tenant gets evicted for exercising their legal rights like rent withholding.
- Tenant unions aim to protect their members from situations like retaliatory eviction.
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