§521-61 Tenant’s remedies for failure by landlord to supply possession. (a) If the landlord fails to put the tenant into possession of the dwelling unit in the agreed condition at the beginning of the agreed term: (1) The tenant shall not be liable for the rent during any period the tenant is unable to enter […]
§521-62 Tenant’s remedy of termination at beginning of term. If the landlord fails to conform to the rental agreement, or is in material noncompliance with section 521-42(a), the tenant may, on notice to the landlord, terminate the rental agreement and vacate the dwelling unit at any time during the first week of occupancy. The tenant […]
§521-63 Tenant’s remedy of termination at any time; unlawful removal or exclusion. (a) If any condition within the premises deprives the tenant of a substantial part of the benefit and enjoyment of the tenant’s bargain under the rental agreement, the tenant may notify the landlord in writing of the situation and, if the landlord does […]
§521-64 Tenant’s remedy of repair and deduction for minor defects. (a) The landlord, upon written notification by the department of health or other state or county agencies that there exists a condition on the premises which constitutes a health or safety violation, shall commence repairs of the condition within five business days of the notification […]
§521-65 Tenant’s remedies for fire or casualty damage. When the dwelling unit or any part of the premises or appurtenances reasonably necessary to the benefit and enjoyment thereof is rendered partially or wholly unusable by fire or other casualty which occurs without wilful fault on the part of the tenant or a member of the […]
§521-66 Tenant’s right to refund of rent, etc., on termination; return of security deposit. When a tenant exercises a right to terminate the rental agreement pursuant to section 521-62, 521-63, or 521-65 the landlord shall return to the tenant, not later than fourteen days after the termination, the amount of any advance rent paid apportionable […]
§521-67 Tenant’s remedy for failure by landlord to disclose. If the landlord fails to comply with any disclosure requirement specified in section 521-43 within ten days after proper demand therefor by the tenant, the landlord shall be liable to the tenant for $100 plus reasonable attorney’s fees. [L 1972, c 132, pt of §1]
§521-68 Landlord’s remedies for failure by tenant to pay rent. [Repeal and reenactment on August 6, 2022. L 2021, c 57, §7.] (a) A landlord or the landlord’s agent may, any time after rent is due, demand payment thereof and notify the tenant in writing that unless payment is made within a time mentioned in […]
§521-69 Landlord’s remedies for tenant’s waste, failure to maintain, or unlawful use. (a) If the tenant is in material noncompliance with section 521-51, the landlord, upon learning of any such noncompliance and after notifying the tenant in writing of the noncompliance and allowing a specified time not less than ten days after receipt of the […]
§521-69.5 REPEALED. L 1991, c 212, §10.
§521-70 Landlord’s remedies for absence, misuse, abandonment and failure to honor tenancy before occupancy. (a) If the rental agreement provides for notification of the landlord by the tenant of an anticipated extended absence and the tenant fails to make reasonable efforts to comply with such requirement, the tenant shall indemnify the landlord for any damage […]
§521-71 Termination of tenancy; landlord’s remedies for holdover tenants. (a) When the tenancy is month-to-month, the landlord may terminate the rental agreement by notifying the tenant, in writing, at least forty-five days in advance of the anticipated termination. When the landlord provides notification of termination, the tenant may vacate at any time within the last […]
§521-72 Landlord’s remedies for improper use. (a) If the tenant breaches any rule authorized under section 521-52, the landlord may notify the tenant in writing of the tenant’s breach. The notice shall specify the time, not less than ten days, within which the tenant is required to remedy the breach and shall be in substantially […]
§521-73 Landlord’s and tenant’s remedies for abuse of access. (a) The tenant shall be liable to the landlord for any damage proximately caused by the tenant’s unreasonable refusal to allow access as provided in section 521-53(a). (b) Except for an entry under an emergency such as fire, the landlord shall be liable to the tenant […]
§521-74 Retaliatory evictions and rent increases prohibited. (a) Notwithstanding that the tenant has no written rental agreement or that it has expired, so long as the tenant continues to tender the usual rent to the landlord or proceeds to tender receipts for rent lawfully withheld, no action or proceeding to recover possession of the dwelling […]
§521-74.5 Recovery of possession limited. The landlord shall not recover or take possession of a dwelling unit by the wilful interruption or diminution of running water, hot water, or electric, gas, or other essential service to the tenant contrary to the rental agreement or section 521-42, except in case of abandonment or surrender. A landlord […]
§521-75 Unconscionability. (a) In any court action or proceeding with respect to a rental agreement, if the court as a matter of law finds the agreement or any provision of the agreement to have been unconscionable at the time it was made the court may refuse to enforce the agreement, or it may enforce the […]
§521-76 REPEALED. L 1976, c 77, §1.
§521-77 Investigation and resolution of complaints by the office of consumer protection. The office of consumer protection may receive, investigate and attempt to resolve any dispute arising under this chapter. [L 1976, c 77, §2]
§521-78 Rent trust fund. (a) At the request of either the tenant or the landlord in any court proceeding in which the payment or nonpayment of rent is in dispute, the court shall order the tenant to deposit any disputed rent as it becomes due into the court as provided under subsection (c), and in […]
