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Chapter 73 <br /> OFFENSES <br /> 23. RETALIATION AGAINST OCCUPANT. It shall be unlawful for an action for <br /> eviction, abatement of a nuisance, forcible entry and detainer or other similar proceeding to be <br /> threatened or instituted against an occupant of a dwelling solely because such occupant agrees to <br /> testify or testifies at a code violation hearing. <br /> 24. DEFACEMENT OF PROPERTY. <br /> A. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly damage the property of another by <br /> defacing, deforming, or otherwise damaging the property by the use of paint or any other similar <br /> substance, or by the use of a writing instrument, etching tool, or any other similar device without <br /> the consent of said owner. <br /> B. It shall be unlawful for any person to assist, aid, abet, allow, permit or encourage <br /> another to violate the provisions of this Section, by words, overt act, failure to act, or by lack of <br /> supervision and control over minors. <br /> C. In addition to any other penalties that may be imposed for a violation of this Section, <br /> a person convicted of Defacement of Property shall be ordered to abate, reimburse, remediate, <br /> repair, and/or remove the effect of the damage of or to the property. <br /> D. In addition to any other penalties that may be imposed for a violation of this Section <br /> and as restitution for a violation of this Section, a violator shall pay for the costs of repairing any <br /> damages to property caused by that violator's unlawful conduct. When the violator is a person <br /> under eighteen (18) years of age, any parent, guardian, or other person having legal custody of <br /> the violator shall be responsible to pay for damages caused by the violator or abatement of the <br /> nuisance which is the result of the violator's act. <br /> E. This Section shall not be applicable to the use of water soluble chalk on public <br /> sidewalks. <br />