8. If a tenant or cotenant provided notice
pursuant to subsection 1, the tenant, the cotenant or a household member may
require the landlord to install a new lock onto the dwelling if the tenant,
cotenant or household member pays the cost of installing the new lock. A
landlord complies with the requirements of this subsection by:
(a) Rekeying the lock if the lock is in good
working condition; or
(b) Replacing the entire locking mechanism with a
new locking mechanism of equal or superior quality.
9. A landlord who installs a new lock
pursuant to subsection 8 may retain a copy of the new key. Notwithstanding any
provision in a rental agreement to the contrary, the landlord shall:
(a) Refuse to provide a key which unlocks the new
lock to an adverse party.
(b) Refuse to provide to an adverse party,
whether or not that party is a tenant, cotenant or household member, access to
the dwelling to reclaim property unless a law enforcement officer is present.
10. This section shall not be construed to
limit a landlord’s right to terminate a rental agreement for reasons unrelated
to domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault or stalking.
11. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the termination of a rental agreement pursuant to this section:
(a) Must not be disclosed, described or
characterized as an early termination by a current landlord to a prospective
landlord; and
(b) Is not required to be disclosed as an early
termination by a tenant or cotenant to a prospective landlord.
12. As used in this section: