tenant's lease or rental agreement.
(d) A landlord shall not be liable for retaliation under this Code section:
(1) For increasing rent or reducing services:
(A) Under an escalation clause in a written lease for utilities, taxes, or insurance;
(B) As part of a pattern of rent increases or for reducing services as part of a pattern of service reductions, for an entire multiunit residential building or complex; or
(C) As part of a rent increase due to the terms of the tenant's or landlord's participation in a program regulated by this state or the federal government involving the receipt of federal funds, tenant assistance, or tax credits; or
(2) For a dispossessory action or lease or rental agreement termination in accordance with this chapter based upon one or more of the following circumstances:
(A) The tenant is delinquent in rent when the landlord gives notice to vacate or files a dispossessory action;
(B) The tenant, a member of the tenant's family, or a guest or invitee of the tenant intentionally damages property on the premises or by word or conduct threatens the personal safety of the landlord, the landlord's employees, or another tenant;
(C) The tenant has breached the lease, other than by holding over, by an action such as violating written lease provisions prohibiting serious misconduct or criminal acts;
(D) The tenant holds over after the tenant gives notice of termination or intent to vacate; or
(E) The tenant holds over after the landlord gives notice of termination at the end of the rental term as agreed upon in the written lease.
(e) In addition to any other remedies provided for by law, if a landlord retaliates against a tenant pursuant to this Code section, such retaliation shall be a defense to a dispossessory action, and the tenant may recover from