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<br />violation of this Chapter shall render the landlord liable to the tenant for actual and punitive damages, including damages for emotional distress, in a civil action for wrongful eviction. The tenant may also seek injunctive relief and money damages for wrongful eviction and/or failure to <br />pay relocation assistance. A landlord may seek money damages for a tenant’s failure to <br />reimburse relocation assistance if the tenant ultimately fails to vacate the residential property following a landlord-caused termination where a landlord provides a proposed rent increase that raises the rent, or proposed multiple rent increases that cumulatively raise the rent, to an amount more than twelvefifteen percent (125%) greater than the base rent at any time during a twelve (12) month period. The prevailing party in an action for wrongful eviction and/or failure to pay <br />relocation assistance or reimburse relocation assistance shall recover costs and reasonable <br />attorneys’ fees. Article 5. Miscellaneous 4-37-500 Annual Review. <br /> The Community Development Director shall annually prepare a report to the City <br />Council assessing the effectiveness of the relocation assistance program established under this Chapter and recommending changes as may be appropriate. <br />2829700.1 <br />38