Property Management
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 conduct✓ Correct
CBreach of the lease only
DFair housing discrimination
Explanation
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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