13-72-090 Administration and enforcement of chapter.

   The commissioner shall administer this chapter and may adopt rules and regulations for the effective administration of this chapter.

   The commissioner shall enforce any provision of this chapter by instituting an action with the department of administrative hearings or by the corporation counsel through injunction or any other suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity in a court of competent jurisdiction.

   Any information, receipt, notice, or other document required under this chapter shall be open for inspection and review by the commissioner at any reasonable time.

(Prior code § 100.2-9; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. V, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 5-4-11, p. 118299, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. X, § 3)

13-72-100 Rights, obligations and remedies.

   The rights, obligations and remedies set forth in this chapter shall be cumulative and in addition to any others available at law or in equity. A person may bring a private cause of action in a court of competent jurisdiction seeking compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the prevailing plaintiff shall be entitled to recover, in addition to any other remedy available, his damages and reasonable attorney's fees; provided, however, that only the department may enforce the provisions of Section 13-72-110.

(Prior code § 100.2-10; Amend Coun. J. 5-4-11, p. 118299, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. X, § 3)

13-72-105 Reserved.

Editor's note – Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. X, § 3, repealed § 13-72-105, which pertained to consultation.

13-72-110 Penalty for violation.

   Unless otherwise provided, any person who violates Sections 13-72-050(A) & (B), 13-72-060 or 13-72-065 shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500.00 nor more than $5,000.00 for the first offense, and not less than $2,000.00 nor more than $10,000.00 for the second and each subsequent offense in any given 180-day period. Any person who violates any other section of this chapter shall be punished by a fine in accordance with Section 13-12-040. Repeated offenses in excess of three within any 180-day period may also be punishable as a misdemeanor by incarceration for a term not to exceed 180 days. Each failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter with respect to each person shall be considered a separate offense. A separate and distinct offense shall be regarded as committed each day on which such person shall continue or permit any such violation. In addition to such fines and penalties, violation of any provision of this chapter shall be cause for revocation of any license issued to such violator or offending party by the City of Chicago. Nothing herein shall be construed to preclude the revocation of any license for violation of any other provision of the Municipal Code of Chicago.

(Prior code § 100.2-11; Amend Coun. J. 5-4-11, p. 118299, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. X, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61858, Art. VIII, § 16)

13-72-120 Severability.

   If any provision, clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this chapter, or application thereof to any person, or circumstance, shall, for any reason, be adjudged to be unconstitutional or invalid, said judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this chapter and the application of such provision to other persons, firms, corporations, public agencies or circumstances, but shall be confined in its operation to the provision, clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered and to the person, firm, corporation, public agency, or circumstances involved. It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent of the city council that this chapter would have been adopted had such unconstitutional or invalid provision, clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part thereof not been included.

(Prior code § 100.2-12)