Section 1808

Citation: Section 1808
Parent Document: McHugh v. Santa Monica Rent Control Board, 777 P.2d 91 (1989)
Jurisdiction: California (state)
Effective Date: 1989-08-17
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1156663/mchugh-v-santa-monica-rent-cont... ↗

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In addition, section 1809 of the Charter Amendment permits a court action for damages. (Id., subds. (a) & (d).) At the time this case arose (see post, fn. 2), subdivision (a) of section 1809 provided: "Any landlord who demands, accepts, receives, or retains any payment of rent" in excess of the maximum allowed under the ordinance or the rules promulgated thereunder "shall be liable ... to the tenant ... for reasonable attorney's fees and costs as determined by the court, plus damages in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500) or three (3) times the amount by which the payment ... received or retained exceeds the maximum lawful rent, whichever is the greater."

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