§ 20-401 Violations and penalties.
AC § 20-401
Editor's note: this section has been amended by L.L. 2025/181, 12/12/2025, eff. 6/10/2026.
1.a. Any person who shall own, conduct or operate a home improvement business without a license therefor or who shall knowingly violate any of the provisions of this subchapter or any rules promulgated thereunder, with the exception of violations referred to in section 20-396 of this subchapter, or having had his or her license suspended or revoked shall continue to engage in such business, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or both such fine and imprisonment, and each such violation shall be deemed a separate offense. b. In addition to the penalties provided by paragraph a of this subdivision and those provided by sections 20-105 and 20-106 of chapter one of this title, any person who violates any of the provisions of this subchapter shall be liable for a penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each such violation.
2.The corporation counsel may bring an action in the name of the city to restrain or prevent any violation of this subchapter or any continuance of any such violation.
3.Where any violation of this subchapter is found to be willful or where such violation has posed a threat to the health or safety of the owner, the commissioner may order the contractor to pay to the owner an amount which shall not exceed three times the actual amount of any damages sustained by the owner as a result of such violations.
