Boise has no dedicated tenant anti-harassment ordinance and relies instead on Idaho's general retaliation defense in Idaho Code §6-320 because state preemption blocks broader municipal tenant protections.
Cities like Los Angeles and Seattle treat tenant harassment as a separately fineable offense covering lockouts, utility shutoffs, threats, and entry abuses. Boise has not adopted a comparable ordinance because Idaho Code §55-307 preempts local rent regulation and chills the broader tenant-protection ecosystem. Idaho Code §6-320 still gives tenants a retaliation defense and damages where a landlord retaliates for habitability complaints, code reports, or organizing. Tenants experiencing self-help eviction or lockouts can pursue civil remedies in Ada County District Court, and law enforcement may treat utility shutoffs or forced entry as criminal trespass.
Civil damages and injunctive relief flow from Idaho Code §6-320 retaliation claims; criminal trespass or theft charges may apply to lockouts or utility shutoffs.
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