California · Government Code

GOV §12955.7: It shall be unlawful to coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any person in the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of that person having exercised or enjoyed, or on account of that pers

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with a person's exercise of rights protected under specified fair housing statutes, or to retaliate against them for doing so.

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It shall be unlawful to coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any person in the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of that person having exercised or enjoyed, or on account of that person having aided or encouraged any other person in the exercise or enjoyment of, any right granted or protected by Section 12955 or 12955.1.

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