Nebraska Statutes 76-14,100. Landlord; removal or exclusion of tenant; failure to supply services; tenant; remedies
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If a landlord unlawfully removes or excludes a tenant from a mobile home park or willfully diminishes services to a tenant by interrupting or causing the interruption of electric, gas, water, or other essential service to the tenant, the tenant may recover possession, require the restoration of essential services, or terminate the rental agreement and, in any case, recover an amount not to exceed one and one-half months’ periodic rent as liquidated damages and reasonable attorney‘s fees. If the rental agreement is terminated, the landlord shall return any prepaid rent and any rental deposit recoverable by the tenant under section 76-1485.
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Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 76-14,100
- Attorney: shall mean attorney at law. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Landlord: shall mean the mobile home park owner and any agent authorized to act on the owner's behalf in matters relating to tenancy in the park and shall include the manager of a mobile home park who fails to disclose as required by sections 76-1479 to 76-1482. See Nebraska Statutes 76-1462
- Mobile home: shall mean a movable or portable dwelling constructed to be towed on its own chassis, connected to utilities, and designed with or without a permanent foundation for year-round living. See Nebraska Statutes 76-1463
- Rent: shall mean a payment to be made to a landlord pursuant to a rental agreement. See Nebraska Statutes 76-1467
- Rental agreement: shall mean any agreement, written or implied by law, and any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to section 76-1494 which constitute the terms and conditions concerning the use and occupancy of a mobile home space. See Nebraska Statutes 76-1468
- Rental deposit: shall mean a deposit of money to secure performance of a mobile home space rental agreement other than a deposit which is exclusively an advance payment of rent. See Nebraska Statutes 76-1469
- Tenant: shall mean an owner of a mobile home who leases or rents space in a mobile home park, but shall not include a person who rents or leases a mobile home. See Nebraska Statutes 76-1471