In addition to those penalties and remedies set forth elsewhere in this article, the
following remedies shall apply:
Any owner who demands, accepts, receives or retains any money as rent from a tenant
to which the owner is not entitled under the provisions of this article shall be liable
to the tenant for any actual damages, attorney's fees and costs incurred by the tenant
as a consequence thereof plus a penalty in the sum of three (3) times the amount of
money the owner accepted, received or retained in violation of the provisions of this
article or five hundred dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater.
