(a) In addition to the damages provided in subdivision (c) of Section 789.3, a landlord who violates Section 789.3, if the tenant has provided a declaration of COVID-19 financial distress pursuant to Section 1179.03 of the Code of Civil Procedure, shall be liable for damages in an amount that is at least one thousand dollars ($1,000) but not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), as determined by the trier of fact.
(b) This section shall remain in effect until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 5, Sec. 1. (AB 81) Effective February 23, 2021. Repealed as of July 1, 2021, by its own provisions.)