Harassment and lockouts in San Pablo

A tenant my bring a civil action to recover actual damages, treble damages upon a showing that the housing provider has acted willfully or with oppression, fraud or malice and punitive damages, as well as attorneys' fees and costs at the court's discretion.

A tenant my bring a civil action to recover actual damages, treble damages upon a showing that the housing provider has acted willfully or with oppression, fraud or malice and punitive damages, as well as attorneys' fees and costs at the court's discretion.

A tenant my bring a civil action to recover actual damages, treble damages upon a showing that the housing provider has acted willfully or with oppression, fraud or malice and punitive damages, as well as attorneys' fees and costs at the court's discretion.

A tenant my bring a civil action to recover actual damages, treble damages upon a showing that the housing provider has acted willfully or with oppression, fraud or malice and punitive damages, as well as attorneys' fees and costs at the court's discretion.

A tenant may seek injunctive relief on their own behalf and on behalf of other affected tenants to enjoin a housing provider's violation of this chapter.

Use of force, threats, or menacing conduct to influence a tenant to vacate a rental unit;

Threats to disclose a tenant's immigration status;

Repeated verbal abuse or intimidation of a tenant;

Refusal to make necessary repairs or provide housing services required under a lease or by law;

Entering the rental unit unlawfully or excessively;

Offering payments to vacate a rental unity more than once in six months after a tenant has notified the housing provider that the tenant does not desire to vacate the rental unit;

Filing false reports with government agencies;

Removing personal property or locking out tenants without a court order;

Utility shutoffs, and removal of doors/windows with intent to terminate tenancy.

No housing provider shall engage in any form of harassment as defined in this chapter or under Civil Code Section 1940.2, whether directly or indirectly, with the intent to cause or influence a tenant to vacate a rental unit or otherwise waive any legal rights to a rental unit.

It shall be unlawful for a Housing Provider to retaliate against a Tenant in response to a Tenant exercising any of Tenant's rights under this Chapter or any other laws, including but not limited to filing or participating in a complaint regarding unsafe living conditions, requesting repairs, reporting building code violations to the City or any other governmental agency, pursuing legal action, or forming, joining, or participating in a Tenant organization.