§ 26-811 Penalty.
AC § 26-811
An owner found to have violated any provision of this chapter shall, in addition to any other monetary and/or equitable damages for which the owner may be liable, be liable for a civil penalty of five thousand dollars per month per dwelling unit in the assisted rental housing, and shall also pay to a tenant association, or if no tenant association exists, each tenant, or if applicable, a qualified entity, fees and costs incurred in bringing an enforcement proceeding. The total civil penalties may not exceed one hundred thousand dollars per dwelling unit. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as prohibiting the tenant association, or if no tenant association exists, the tenants, or if applicable, a qualified entity, from seeking injunctive relief against a non-compliant owner. Such proceeding shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction. Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2005/079.
