Tenant

Harassment Cease and Desist

Demand a landlord stop unlawful entry, intimidation, or other harassing conduct.

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  • Plain-language prompts so you don't miss a required detail
  • Wording aligned to your state's rules and notice periods
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How to generate your Harassment Cease and Desist letter

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  2. Click "Start my letter". On any Harassment Cease and Desist page, click the Start button. We create a draft you can come back to.
  3. Fill in your facts. Names, addresses, dates, and amounts. Plain-language prompts guide every field. Save as a draft if you need to gather information.
  4. Click Finalize. Traquor renders your letter with your state's statutory citations and notice periods where they apply.
  5. Print or save as PDF. Your finalized letter is in a clean paper layout. Use your browser to print or save as a PDF, then mail, email, or hand-deliver.

Sample Harassment Cease and Desist letter

Bracketed fields are placeholders — the generator fills them from your answers and applies the correct statutory citations for your jurisdiction.

[YOUR FULL NAME]
[YOUR RENTAL ADDRESS]

July 24, 2026

[LANDLORD OR PROPERTY-MANAGER NAME]
[LANDLORD MAILING ADDRESS]

Re:  Cease-and-Desist — Landlord Harassment
     [YOUR RENTAL ADDRESS]

Dear [LANDLORD OR PROPERTY-MANAGER NAME]:

This letter is formal demand that you immediately cease the following conduct:

  Conduct: [SPECIFIC CONDUCT YOU WANT TO STOP]

Incidents I am aware of include the following dates and times:

  [DATES / APPROXIMATE TIMES OF INCIDENTS]

This conduct violates my right to quiet enjoyment of the premises and may also constitute violations of your state law, including but not limited to: entry without proper notice; constructive eviction; retaliation; and / or harassment. Depending on the circumstances, your conduct may also expose you to civil and criminal liability.

I demand that you cease this conduct immediately and provide a written response within 7 days confirming that you will comply. If the conduct does not stop, I will pursue all available remedies, including injunctive relief, damages, reporting to local code-enforcement and law-enforcement authorities, and complaints to any applicable rental-housing agency.

This letter is being kept for my records and may be used in subsequent legal proceedings.

Sincerely,



[YOUR FULL NAME]

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What is a Harassment Cease and Desist?

Demand a landlord stop unlawful entry, intimidation, or other harassing conduct.

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