§ 21-41. Right of tenants to present grievances; retaliation, discrimination by management prohibited; violations and penalties.

(a)

Any tenant or group of tenants may at any time submit in oral or written form a list of grievances to the landlord or his agents concerning the management, the physical conditions or operation of the rental unit or units.

(b)

The management of any rental unit complained against or criticized shall not coerce, retaliate, or discriminate in any manner against a tenant or tenant group because he had participated in the presentation of a grievance or complaint.

(c)

Any person convicted of violating any provision of this section shall, upon conviction in the County Court, be subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment in the County Jail for not more than sixty (60) days or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(d)

It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfully and knowingly initiate any complaint under the provisions of this section without probable cause and for the purpose of harassment. Any person convicted of violating this section shall be subject to a fine or imprisonment as hereinabove provided.

(Ord. No. 72-50, §§ 1—4, 9-19-72)

Editor's note

Section 5 of Ord. No. 72-50 provided that said ordinance be included in this Code, but did not specify the manner thereof, hence inclusion of §§ 1—4, herein as § 21-41 was at the discretion of the editors.

Cross reference

Discrimination relative to housing, § 11A-19 et seq.