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(1) If the landlord fails to comply with this subchapter, the tenant may recover:
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(A) The property and money due him or her;
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(B) Damages in an amount equal to two (2) times the amount wrongfully withheld;
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(C) Costs; and
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(D) Reasonable attorney’s fees.
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(2) However, the landlord shall be liable only for costs and the sum erroneously withheld if the landlord shows by the preponderance of the evidence that his or her noncompliance:
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(A) Resulted from an error which occurred despite the existence of procedures reasonably designed to avoid such errors; or
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(B) Was based on a good faith dispute as to the amount due.
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(b) This section does not preclude the landlord or tenant from any other relief to which either may be lawfully entitled.
