(j) Annual Report. The Rent Board shall provide an annual report to the Board of Supervisors regarding the implementation of this Section 37.9E. The first report shall be completed by January 31, 2016, and subsequent reports shall be completed by January 31 in subsequent years. The report shall include, but not be limited to, a list of all units that have been the subject of Buyout Agreements that have been reported to the Rent Board under subsection (h). The Rent Board shall post each of these annual reports on its website.
(k) Penalties and Enforcement.
(1) A tenant who has vacated a unit based on a Buyout Agreement may bring a civil action against the landlord in San Francisco Superior Court for failure to comply with the requirements set forth in subsections (d) and (f). The landlord shall be liable for the tenant’s damages. In addition, the penalty for a violation of subsection (d) shall be up to $500. The penalty for a violation of subsection (f) shall be up to 50% of the tenant’s damages. The court shall award reasonable attorneys’ fees to any tenant who is the prevailing party in a civil action brought under this subsection (k)(1).