- (1) A landlord who fails to comply with this part 10 is liable to the tenant for the tenant's actual damages.
(2) A landlord may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction to obtain injunctive relief against a tenant who:
- (a) Refuses to provide reasonable access to a dwelling unit; or
- (b) Fails to comply with a reasonable request for inspection or treatment of a dwelling unit.
(3) If a court finds that a tenant has unreasonably failed to comply with one or more requirements set forth in this part 10, the court may issue a temporary order to carry out this part 10, including:
- (a) Granting the landlord access to the dwelling unit for the purposes set forth in this part 10;
- (b) Granting the landlord the right to engage in bed bug inspection and treatment measures in the dwelling unit; and
- (c) Requiring the tenant to comply with specific bed bug inspection and treatment measures or assessing the tenant with costs and damages related to the tenant's noncompliance.
- (4) Any court order granting a landlord access to a dwelling unit must be served upon the tenant at least twenty-four hours before a landlord, qualified inspector, or pest control agent enters the dwelling unit.
(5)
- (a) The remedies in this section are in addition to any other remedies available at law or in equity to any person.
- (b) This section does not limit or restrict the authority of any state or local housing or health code enforcement agency.
Source: L. 2019: Entire part added, (HB 19-1328), ch. 426, p. 3721, § 1, effective January 1, 2020.