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SEC. 49.99.7. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION FOR RESIDENTIAL TENANTS.
 
   If an Owner violates Section 49.99.2, except for 49.99.2(E)(i), an aggrieved residential tenant may institute a civil proceeding for injunctive relief, direct money damages, and any other relief the Court deems appropriate, including, at the discretion of the Court, an award of a civil penalty up to $10,000 per violation depending on the severity of the violation. If the aggrieved residential tenant is older than 65 or disabled, the Court may award an additional civil penalty up to $5,000 per violation depending on the severity of the violation. The Court may award reasonable attorney's fees and costs to a residential tenant who prevails in any such action. The Court may award reasonable attorney's fees and costs to an Owner who prevails in any such action and obtains a Court determination that the tenant's action was frivolous. A civil proceeding by a residential tenant under this section shall commence only after the tenant provides written notice to the Owner of the alleged violation, and the Owner is provided 15 days from the receipt of the notice to cure the alleged violation. The remedies in this paragraph apply on the effective date of this section, and are not exclusive nor preclude any person from seeking any other remedies, penalties or procedures provided by law.