Chapter 40 — HOUSING CODE ENFORCEMENT LOAN PROGRAM›Article VIII — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 40.31. PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION.

San Francisco Administrative Code · 2025 edition · ingested 2026-07-08 · San Francisco

Any tenant of any dwelling unit benefited by any HELP loan whose rent may be increased, who may be displaced, or who may otherwise be injured by any violation of any term of the HELP loan agreement shall be entitled to institute a private action:

(a) To enjoin continued violation of the HELP loan agreement; and

(b) To recover any actual damages suffered as well as costs and attorneys fees.

(Added by Ord. 482-80, App. 10/17/80)

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