HUD Housing Programs: Tenants’ Rights (The Green Book): 11.2.4.6.3 Retaliation
Many state statutes prohibit retaliatory evictions by landlords based on such activities as making complaints to the landlord, enforcing one’s lease or statutorily-protected rights, complaining to a PHA, code enforcement or other governmental agencies, or filing or participating in lawsuits.763 A common law prohibition against retaliatory eviction has also been recognized in some states.764