Property ManagementIntermediateAlabama Exam

An Alabama landlord who retaliates against a tenant for reporting a housing code violation by raising the rent may be found to have committed:

ALegal rent increase
BRetaliatory eviction or retaliatory conductCorrect
CBreach of the lease only
DFair housing discrimination, as a general rule

Why Retaliatory eviction or retaliatory conduct Is Correct

Answer B: Retaliatory eviction or retaliatory conduct

Retaliatory conduct — such as raising rent or attempting eviction because a tenant exercised a legal right like reporting code violations — is prohibited under Alabama law.

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