Idaho Retaliation Law: What Counts & the Presumption Window (2026)

What counts as retaliation, and the window where the law presumes it

At a glance

• Protection window: No statutory presumption window
• Governing authority: None (no general state anti-retaliation statute); Idaho Code § 55-2015 (manufactured home communities only)

Who this covers — and who it does not

This page covers landlord retaliation in Idaho — what a landlord may not do after you exercise a protected right.

It does not cover commercial leases, or conduct outside the protected window described below.

What the law prohibits

爱达荷**无一般反报复成文法**（普通住宅租客）：Idaho Code 6-320 全文无报复条款，无 subsection (3)、无 6 个月推定。

权威站 legalclarity / tenantscreeningbackgroundcheck / evictionriskmap 一致，官方 6-320 原文证实。二手站 tenantrightsinfo / Shep Law / autoinjuryidaho 宣称的「6-320(3) 报复、6 个月推定」系编造。唯一成文报复保护是 manufactured-home communities 的 55-2015（Mobile Home Residency Act），普通公寓/独栋租客无州级报复成文法。

None (no general state anti-retaliation statute); Idaho Code § 55-2015 (manufactured home communities only) ↗

The protection window

Idaho does not set a statutory presumption window. Whether an action counts as retaliation depends on the facts rather than a fixed clock.

无州级报复成文法，故无法定推定窗口。二手站宣称的「6 个月推定」系编造。

None (no general state anti-retaliation statute) ↗

Protected activities

What a landlord may not do

Burden of proof

无州级报复成文法，故无法定举证责任转移；普通租客仅能靠普通法 retaliatory-eviction 抗辩，举证在租客。

None (no general state anti-retaliation statute) ↗

Remedies

Sources and how to verify them

Every figure on this page comes from the official text or a state court opinion, not from a summary. The table below lists each provision used and the date it was last checked.

Statute	Last verified	Source
None (no general state anti-retaliation statute); Idaho Code § 55-2015 (manufactured home communities only)	2026-10-16	official text ↗
None (no general state anti-retaliation statute)	2026-10-16	official text ↗
Idaho Code § 55-2015 (manufactured home only)	2026-10-16	official text ↗

Where the official text and a secondary summary disagree, this page follows the official text and says so. Where a provision admits of more than one reading, that is flagged rather than smoothed over.

When you need a lawyer instead of a tool

A self-help guide is the right starting point for understanding your position. Get legal help if:

• You have received an eviction notice — the timeline is now court-driven
• The dispute involves discrimination, unsafe conditions or retaliation
• Your landlord has filed anything in court already
• You are unsure whether a local ordinance changes the state rule

Local legal aid organisations and tenant unions offer free help for qualifying cases. They are independent of this site — we list them because they are the right place to go, not because they link here.

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