§ 540-2.1608. Remedies and penalties.

In addition to those remedies and penalties set forth elsewhere in this chapter, the following remedies and penalties shall apply:

(a)

Award By Rent Review Officer. When a rent review officer finds that a park owner has demanded, received or retained space rent from any mobilehome owner to which the park owner is not entitled, the rent review officer to the extent allowed by law may award any actual monetary damages and costs incurred by the mobilehome owners as a result of the space rent demanded, received or retained by the park owner.

In no event shall a hearing officer or court award damages where a park owner has cured an alleged mistake within fifteen days of notice of the alleged mistake from the rent review officer.

(b)

Court Decision. When a court in reviewing a decision of the hearing officer finds that a park owner has demanded, received or retained space rent to which the park owner is not entitled, the court may, to the extent allowed by law, award costs and reasonable attorney's fees to the mobilehome owner as a result of space rent demanded, received or retained, by the park owner.

(Ord. 95-31, § 2).