Sacramento prohibits landlord conduct intended to force tenants out, including utility shut-offs, lock changes, threats, and constructive eviction tactics, with civil penalties under the Tenant Protection & Relief Act.
Title 5 Chapter 5.156 includes anti-harassment provisions barring landlords from acts intended to coerce tenants into vacating or surrendering rights. Prohibited conduct includes interrupting essential services such as water, electricity, and gas; changing locks or removing doors; abusive or threatening communications; bad-faith entry without proper notice; refusing to accept rent; and retaliatory rent increases. Tenants may report violations to the City's rental housing office and pursue private civil actions for damages and injunctive relief. Sacramento's framework parallels Civil Code 1940.2's prohibitions on landlord self-help eviction with stronger local remedies.
Self-help evictions, utility shut-offs, lock changes, or harassment intended to force a tenant out trigger civil penalties, restoration orders, and exposure to actual damages plus attorney's fees.
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