Sentences with phrase «against tenant harassment»

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The federal government is filing a lawsuit against an Oswego landlord accusing him of severe, pervasive and unwanted sexual harassment against female tenants and potential tenants.

Another law will allow Housing Court judges to award damages to tenants who win harassment cases against their landlord.

As state and city officials ramp up efforts against unscrupulous landlords, the Real Estate Board of New York is firing back against a bill that seeks to make it easier for tenants to file harassment claims against their landlords.

Among the proposed laws is a bill that would create a «rebuttable presumption,» which would mean a tenant would not have to prove intent in order to bring a harassment claim against a landlord in court.

Nonsmokers have filed lawsuits against landlords or fellow tenants on the basis of nuisance, breach of statutory duty to keep the premises habitable, breach of the common law covenant of peaceful enjoyment, negligence, harassment, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress; courts have ruled for and against nonsmokers in individual cases.

An Illinois federal district court has ruled on whether a lawsuit against a condominium association and its property manager for violations of the federal Fair Housing Act can proceed when handicapped resident alleged that nothing was done to protect him from harassment by other tenants and that the resident's requested accommodations were refused.