A. It shall be unlawful for any landlord wilfully to demand, accept, receive, or retain any payment of rent in excess of the maximum lawful rent permitted for an apartment unit by this chapter after receiving written notice from the City that such payment does or will exceed such allowable maximum.
B. It shall be unlawful for any landlord wilfully to fail to provide any tenant with any relocation benefit to which such tenant is entitled after receiving written notice from the City that such relocation benefit is due and owing to such tenant.
C. A tenant shall not pay otherwise allowable rent increases under section 4-5-303 of this chapter, if the landlord has failed to substantially comply with the registration requirements of section 4-5-801 of this chapter. The nonpayment of rent increases in good faith pursuant to this paragraph shall be a defense to any action brought to recover possession of a rental unit for nonpayment of rent. (1962 Code § 11-7.01; amd. Ord. 17-O-2745, eff. 1-19-2018)