§ 9.75.080. Remedies.

A.

Any landlord who fails to provide relocation assistance and moving expense allowance as required by this section shall be liable in a civil action to the tenant to whom such assistance is due for damages in the amount of the relocation fee and the moving expense fee the landlord has failed to pay, a civil penalty in the amount of five hundred dollars and reasonable attorney's fees and costs as determined by the court. The court may also award punitive damages in a proper case. The tenant and/or the city, may enforce the provisions of this chapter by means of a civil action.

B.

No landlord shall attempt to secure from a tenant any waiver of any provision of this chapter. Any agreement, whether written or oral, whereby any provision of this chapter is waived, shall be deemed against public policy and shall be void.

(Ord. 6992 § 1 (part), 2004)

(Ord. No. 7307, § 6, 8-21-2017)