Sec. 10. Remedies for violation of this Act.

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Sec. 10. Remedies for violation of this Act. If the landlord acts in violation of this Act, the tenant has a defense in any retaliatory action against the tenant, and a landlord shall be subject to a civil action for damages and other appropriate relief, including, but not limited to, the following remedies:

(1)terminate the rental agreement and, if the rental agreement is terminated, the

landlord shall return all security and interest recoverable under the Security Deposit Return Act and all prepaid rent;

(2)recover possession of the premises if the landlord has dispossessed, threatened to

dispossess, or is in the process of dispossessing; and

(3)recovery of an amount equal to and not more than 2 months' rent or 2 times the

damages sustained by the tenant, whichever is greater, and reasonable attorney's fees.