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<section number="13-1116" name="Complaints, enforcement" law="code" slug="sec-13-1116" node_id="PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_13HOPRST_DIV14COREHO_S13-1116COEN">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Any person harmed by an owner, buyer, or any other person who violates this division may file a written complaint with the Department.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Department may enforce this division by:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>investigating any alleged violation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>issuing a summons or subpoena to compel the attendance of a person or the production of documents or other evidence;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>enjoining a violation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>revoking a rental license issued under this Subtitle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>reporting a violation to any other appropriate government agency;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>informal conciliation between a complainant and an alleged violator;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>dismissing a complaint when the Director of the Department determines that there is insufficient evidence of a violation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>obtaining injunctive or other appropriate judicial relief, such as an order to:</text>
      <level label="A">
        <text>require compliance with a summons or a subpoena;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="B">
        <text>require an alleged violator or witness to attend a Department meeting or other proceeding concerning the alleged violation;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="C">
        <text>require production of documents or other evidence;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="D">
        <text>require transfer of documents or other evidence to the Court; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="E">
        <text>prohibit the destruction of documents or other evidence;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>recovering costs and fees of an investigation or a lawsuit if the Department finds a violation occurred, and prevails in any appeal;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>ordering any appropriate financial, legal, or equitable relief to a tenant injured by a violation of this subdivision;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="11">
      <text>any other applicable enforcement action that the Department could take to enforce a violation of this Subtitle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="12">
      <text>developing, conducting, or assisting in educational and information programs concerning the requirements of this subdivision; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="13">
      <text>adopting regulations to implement this subdivision.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Any sale of a multifamily rental facility in violation of this subdivision is void.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>This division does not limit any other legal right or remedy otherwise available to a person.</text>
  </level>
</section>
