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Landlord Harassment of Commercial Tenants<font="-1"><b><i>What Can Be Done?</b></i></font>

By Janice G. Inman

Landlord harassment of tenants is a common problem, not only in the housing arena, but also in the commercial leasing sector. Certainly, landlords often have good reasons to be angry with their tenants: from failure to pay rent to destruction of property to nuisance to co-tenants, the list can get long. However, a landlord that resorts to bullying tactics does so at its own risk.

The laws that apply to all citizens and entities of the jurisdiction in which the property sits apply to landlords and tenants in the same way that they apply to any other person or entity. In addition, some laws are more specifically aimed at landlord/tenant relations.

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