§ 35-5-215. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES.

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(a)

Penalties.

(1)

A property owner who violates a provision of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 for each day that the violation exists or imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or both.

(2)

A penalty ordered under this subtitle is in addition to and not a substitute for any other penalty authorized under a federal, state, or local law.

(b)

Violation by tenant or landlord. A court may consider a violation of this subtitle by a tenant or landlord as evidence of a breach of the lease agreement between the tenant and landlord.

(1988 Code, § 18-70) (Bill No. 46-96, § 3, 1-1-1997; Bill No. 25-01, § 2, 7-1-2004)

                    
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