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Walk It Through: The Rent Raise After the Complaint

A code complaint, a rent increase the next month, and the defense against an eviction.

After the city inspector writes up the building for exposed wiring, the landlord raises the rent.

Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.

A tenant who reported a code violation. A nonrenewal at the end of a lease, a commercial tenancy, and a public housing grievance are not walked through here.

A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.