5.72.200 Retaliation prohibited.
A. It shall be unlawful for any landlord to evict a mobile home owner or mobile home tenant where the landlord’s dominant motive in seeking to recover possession of the rental unit is:
1. Retaliation for the mobile home owner’s or mobile home tenant’s organizing, petitioning government for rent relief, or exercising any right granted under this chapter; or
2. Evasion of the purposes of this chapter.
B. It shall be unlawful for a landlord to retaliate against a mobile home owner or mobile home tenant for the owner’s or tenant’s assertion or exercise of rights under this chapter in any manner, including but not limited to:
1. Threatening to bring or bringing an action to recover possession of a rental unit.
2. Engaging in any form of harassment that causes the owner or tenant to quit the premises.
3. Decreasing housing services.
4. Increasing rent.
5. Imposing or increasing a security deposit or other charge payable by the owner or tenant. (Ord. 2011-05 § 1 (Exh. A), 2011)