| Prohibited acts |
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Interrupting, failing to provide, or threatening to cut off housing services owed under the lease. Applies: Done in bad faith, with ulterior motive, or without honest intent.
§ 5.95.060 · code textNo landlord may do any of the following in bad faith, with ulterior motive, or without honest intent: -
Failing to make repairs or maintenance required by contract or by state or county housing, health or safety laws. Applies: Done in bad faith, with ulterior motive, or without honest intent.
§ 5.95.060 · code text(2) Fail to perform repairs or maintenance required by contract or by state, or county housing, health, or safety laws; -
Not using due diligence to finish repairs once started, including ignoring industry safety standards and protocols. Applies: Done in bad faith, with ulterior motive, or without honest intent.
§ 5.95.060 · code text(3) Fail to exercise due diligence to complete repairs and maintenance once undertaken, including the failure to follow industry-appropriate safety standards and protocols; -
Abusing or improperly using the landlord's right to enter the property. Applies: Done in bad faith, with ulterior motive, or without honest intent.
§ 5.95.060 · code text(4) Abuse or otherwise improperly use landlord's right to access the property; -
Removing a tenant's personal property from the unit. Applies: Done in bad faith, with ulterior motive, or without honest intent.
§ 5.95.060 · code text(5) Remove personal property of the tenant(s) from the dwelling unit; -
Trying to make tenants move out through fraud, intimidation or coercion, including threats about immigration status. Applies: Done in bad faith, with ulterior motive, or without honest intent.
§ 5.95.060 · code text(6) Influence or attempt to influence the tenant(s) to vacate the unit by means of fraud, intimidation, or coercion (including but not limited to threats based on immigration status in violation of California Civil Code section 1940.3); -
Offering payment or anything else to move out more often than once every 6 months. Applies: Done in bad faith, with ulterior motive, or without honest intent.
§ 5.95.060 · code text(7) Offer payment or any other consideration, in return for the tenant(s) vacating the dwelling unit, more often than once every six months; -
Threatening tenants with physical harm by word or gesture. Applies: Done in bad faith, with ulterior motive, or without honest intent.
§ 5.95.060 · code text(8) Threaten the tenant(s) by word or gesture with physical harm; -
Interfering with tenants' right to quiet use and enjoyment of the unit. Applies: Done in bad faith, with ulterior motive, or without honest intent.
§ 5.95.060 · code text(9) Interfere with the tenant(s) right to quiet use and enjoyment of the dwelling unit; -
Refusing to accept or acknowledge receipt of lawful rent. Applies: Done in bad faith, with ulterior motive, or without honest intent.
§ 5.95.060 · code text(10) Refuse to accept or acknowledge receipt of lawful rent from the tenant(s); -
Interfering with tenants' right to privacy. Applies: Done in bad faith, with ulterior motive, or without honest intent.
§ 5.95.060 · code text(11) Interfere with the tenant(s) right to privacy; -
Requesting information that violates tenants' right to privacy. Applies: Done in bad faith, with ulterior motive, or without honest intent.
§ 5.95.060 · code text(12) Request information that violates the tenant(s) right to privacy; -
Commit other repeated acts or omissions that substantially interfere with or disturb tenants' comfort, repose, peace, or quiet enjoyment and cause, are likely to cause, or are intended to cause tenants to vacate Applies: in bad faith, with ulterior motive, or without honest intent
§ 5.95.060 · code text(13) Other repeated acts or omissions of such significance as to substantially interfere with or disturb the tenant(s) comfort, repose, peace, or quiet enjoyment, and that cause, are likely to cause, or are intended to cause the tenant(s) to vacate the dwelling unit; or -
Retaliating against tenants for using rights under these rules or state or federal law. Applies: Done in bad faith, with ulterior motive, or without honest intent.
§ 5.95.060 · code text(14) Retaliate against the tenant(s) for the tenant(s) exercise of rights under this chapter or state or federal law.
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