The security deposit was deposited that month. After plaintiffs vacated the apartment, they received their security deposit back with interest. Defendant argued that the causes of action accrued in 1991, when the lease was signed and when the security deposit was deposited. The trial court denied the motion to dismiss. Defendant appealed, and plaintiffs cross-appealed.
Plaintiffs argue that the ordinance is a remedial ordinance.
This subsection does not preclude the tenant from recovering other damages to which he may be entitled under this chapter. A copy of such summary shall be attached to each written rental agreement when any such agreement is initially offered to any tenant or prospective tenant by or on behalf of a landlord and whether such agreement is for a new rental or a renewal thereof. The ordinance does not contain a provision limiting the time within which actions must be brought. A statute is penal if it imposes automatic liability for a violation of its terms and if the amount of liability is predetermined by the statute and imposed without actual damages suffered by the plaintiff. A statute is remedial where it imposes liability only for actual damages resulting from a violation.