Harassment and lockouts in Long Beach

After approval of the tentative map, action by the landlord which is intended to cause the tenant to quit the premises prior to one hundred eighty (180) day notice, including unreasonable rent increases, shall be considered harassment and shall be grounds for denial of a final map.

Acting in bad faith, (i) fail to timely perform repairs and maintenance required by a rental agreement or by Federal, State, County or local housing, health or safety laws; (ii) fail to exercise due diligence in completing such repairs once undertaken; (iii) fail to follow appropriate industry repair, containment, or remediation protocols designed to minimize exposure to noise, dust, lead, paint, mold, asbestos, or other building materials with potentially harmful health impacts; or (iv) conduct elective renovation or construction of a rental housing unit for the purpose of harassing a tenant.

Abuse the right of access into a rental housing unit as established by California Civil Code Section 1954 or other applicable law.

Influence or attempt to influence a tenant to vacate a rental housing unit through fraud, misrepresentation, intimidation or coercion, which shall include threatening to report a tenant to the United States Department of Homeland Security.

Threaten a tenant, by word or gesture, with physical harm, or abuse tenant with words, either orally or in writing, which are inherently likely to provoke an immediate violent reaction.

Violate any law which prohibits discrimination based on race, gender, sexual preference, sexual orientation, ethnic background, nationality, religion, age, parenthood, marriage, pregnancy, disability, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), occupancy by a minor child, or source of income.

Take action to terminate any tenancy, including service of any notice to quit or other eviction notice, or bring any action to recover possession of a rental housing unit, based upon facts which owner has no reasonable cause to believe to be true or upon a legal theory which is untenable under the facts known to owner.

Provide false written or verbal information regarding any Federal, State, County or local tenant protections, including mischaracterizing the nature or effect of a notice to quit or other eviction notice.

Acting in bad faith, (i) refuse to acknowledge or accept receipt of a tenant's lawful rent payment as set forth in a rental agreement, by usual practice of the parties, or in a notice to pay rent or quit; (ii) refuse to cash or process a rent check or other form of acceptable rent payment for over thirty (30) days after it is tendered; or (iii) fail to maintain a current address for delivery of rent payments.

Acting in bad faith, (i) violate a tenant's right to privacy, including without limitation, by requesting information regarding residence or citizenship status, protected class status, or Social Security number, except for, in the case of Social Security number, for purposes of obtaining information for the qualifications for a tenancy; (ii) release such information except as required or authorized by law; or (iii) request or demand an unreasonable amount of information from tenant in response to a request for reasonable accommodation.

Acting in bad faith, communicate with a tenant in a language other than the tenant's primary language for the purpose of intimidating, confusing, deceiving or annoying the tenant.

Interfere with the right of tenants to organize as tenants and engage in concerted activities with other tenants for the purpose of mutual aid and protection; deny property access to tenant organizers, advocates, or representatives working with or on behalf of tenants living at a property; prevent tenant or tenant organization meetings in an appropriate space accessible to tenants under the terms of their rental agreement(s); or discourage distribution or posting in common areas of literature informing tenants of their rights.

Commit other repeated acts or omissions of such significance as to substantially interfere with or disturb the comfort, repose, peace or quiet of any person lawfully entitled to occupancy of a rental housing unit and that cause, are likely to cause, or are intended to cause any person lawfully entitled to occupancy of a rental housing unit to vacate such rental housing unit or to surrender or waive any rights in relation to such occupancy.

After approval of the tentative map, action by the landlord which is intended to cause the tenant to quit the premises prior to one hundred eighty (180) day notice, including unreasonable rent increases, shall be considered harassment and shall be grounds for denial of a final map.

Interrupt, terminate, or fail to provide housing services required by a rental agreement or by Federal, State, County, or local housing, health, or safety laws, or threaten to do so, or violate or threaten to violate California Civil Code Section 789.3.