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Landlord harassment is the willing creation, by a landlord or his agents, of conditions that are uncomfortable for one or more tenants in order to induce willing abandonment of a rental contract. Such a strategy is often sought because it avoids costly legal expenses and potential problems with eviction. This kind of activity is common in regions where rent control laws exist, but which do not allow the direct extension of rent-controlled prices from one tenancy to the subsequent tenancy, thus allowing landlords to set higher prices. Landlord harassment carries specific legal penalties in some jurisdictions, but enforcement can be very difficult or even impossible in many circumstances. However, when a crime is committed in the process and motives similar to those described above are subsequently proven in court, then those motives may be considered an aggravating factor in many jurisdictions, thus subjecting the offender(s) to a stiffer sentence. ==Types of harassment== Various methods may be employed in cases of landlord harassment, such as, but not limited to the following: * Withholding maintenance on the property, such as garbage collection, landscaping, or repair of broken fixtures * Verbal and written complaints, imagined or exaggerated, of tenant's supposed improper conduct (see notice to quit) * Deliberate defacing of the rented facilities or the property of the tenant * Creating a nuisance for the tenant (for example, by generating loud noise) * Intimidation and threats of physical or financial injury directed at the tenant * Physical assault or other direct criminal activity directed against the tenant * Attempt to enter apartment or housing without cause, or without emergency need to check on premises or on tenant activity * Claiming emergency when no emergency exists to enter apartment, housing, dwelling etc., without proper notice. * Not letting tenant peace on property via repeated attempts to enter dwelling. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Landlord harassment」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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