If a Landlord Evicts a Tenant for Complaining to a Government

question 36

Essay

If a landlord evicts a tenant for complaining to a government agency about the condition of the dwelling, its habitability, or housing code violations, he or she has committed a(n) ________________ .​

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Definitions:

Protective Strategy

A method or approach designed to safeguard or defend against potential threats, dangers, or undesirable outcomes.

Denial

A defense mechanism in which confrontation with a personal problem or with reality is avoided by denying the existence of the problem or reality.

Repression

A defense mechanism where undesirable thoughts, feelings, or urges are unconsciously pushed out of conscious awareness.

Super-Ego

In Freudian psychology, the part of the mind that acts as a self-critical conscience, reflecting social standards learned from parents and teachers.