It is an affirmative defense to any action by a landlord based upon nonpayment or partial payment of rent that the landlord increased the rent primarily because the tenant had received, or was eligible for, reimbursement under this subchapter.

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[C75, 77, 79, 81, §425.35] 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127

Referred to in §25B.7, 427.9, 435.33