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(g) Jurisdiction. The appropriate court in the jurisdiction in which the Rental Unit is located shall have jurisdiction over all actions brought under this Chapter. SECTION 19 INJUNCTIVE AND OTHER CIVIL RELIEF The Rent Board, Tenant(s), Mobilehome Owner(s), Resident(s), and Landlords of Rental Units or Mobilehomes may seek relief from the appropriate court in the appropriate jurisdiction where the affected Rental Unit is located to enforce any provision of this Chapter or its implementing regulations or to restrain or enjoin any violation of this Chapter and of the rules, regulations, orders, and decisions of the Rent Board. SECTION 20 SEVERABILITY If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Chapter is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of the Chapter. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed the Ordinance and each section, subsection, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that one or more other sections, subsections, clauses or phrases may be declared invalid or unconstitutional. This Chapter shall be liberally construed to achieve the purposes of this Chapter and to preserve its validity. SECTION 21 CONFLICTING CHARTER PROVISIONS This Chapter is not intended to revise, repeal, or supersede any other provisions of the Santa Ana City Municipal Code and Charter regarding matters not addressed herein. As such, this Chapter shall have the effect of amending the Santa Ana City Municipal Code and Charter as necessary for the Rent Board to exercise its authority and fulfill its responsibilities as specifically identified herein, but this Chapter shall not otherwise amend the Santa Ana City Municipal Code and Charter with respect to the powers and limitations of other boards and commissions. SECTION 22 CODIFICATION The City Clerk and the City Attorney shall take all necessary steps to ensure the proper and efficient codification of this Chapter into the Santa Ana City Municipal Code and Charter. This authority shall include making any necessary revisions to the numbering and revising or substituting any references herein to other provisions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code or State law, and similar non -substantive items. In exercising this authority, the City Clerk and City Attorney shall not alter the substantive provisions of this Chapter, nor take any action that contradicts the express terms and purpose of this Chapter. SECTION 23 DUTY TO DEFEND 85