(5) Commencing July 18, 2022, an owner who re-rents a unit within an accommodations during the time period specified in Subsection (c)(2) must offer all the units within the accommodations for rent, and may not decline to make a written re-rental offer to any tenant or lessee who occupied a unit when the owner gave the Rent Board notice of its intent to withdraw the accommodations in the manner and within the time frame specified in Section 37.9A(c). But the requirements of this Subsection (c)(5) shall not apply to: (i) a unit that was the principal place of residence of any owner or owner’s family member at the time of withdrawal, provided that it continues to be that person’s or those persons’ principal place of residence when accommodations are returned to the rental market as provided in this Subsection (c)(5); or (ii) a unit that is the principal place of residence of an owner when the accommodations are returned to the rental market, if it is the owner’s principal place of residence, at the time of return to the rental market, as provided in this Subsection (c)(5). If the owner vacates the unit within 10 years from the date of withdrawal, the owner shall, within 30 days of vacating the unit, offer to re-rent if required under this Subsection (c)(5).
(d) Re-Rental Within Two Years. If a unit covered by Subsection (a) is offered for rent or lease within two years of the date of withdrawal:
(1) The owner shall be liable to any tenant or lessee who was displaced from the property for actual and exemplary damages. Any action by a tenant or lessee pursuant to this paragraph shall be brought within three years of withdrawal of the unit from rent or lease. However, nothing in this paragraph precludes a tenant from pursuing any alternative remedy available under the law.