Commercial tenant harassment protections are laws that protect small business owners and other non-residential tenants from landlord harassment. Such harassment can include pressuring tenants to vacate the premises, forcing tenants to give up their lease before the term ends, or denying tenants essential services such as electricity, hot water, or access to a storage space. Landlords may also harass a tenant based on their race, ethnicity, gender, or citizenship status. During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increase in tenant harassment, such as landlords forcing tenants to vacate or waive lease rights due to their inability to pay rent. In response, commercial tenant protections were enacted in several U.S. cities, including legal assistance to combat unlawful evictions. Some municipalities have since extended these protections, while others have codified commercial tenant protections, including in New York and California.