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If a Covered Rental Unit, Rental Unit/Dwelling that was the subject of a Notice of Intent to Withdraw pursuant to the provisions of Section 6(G)(1), subsections (A)-(C) is offered for rent or lease within two years of the date of withdrawal of the Covered Rental Unit or Rental Unit/Dwelling from the rental market: A. The Landlord shall be liable to any Tenant or lessee who was displaced from the Covered Rental Unit or Rental Unit/Dwelling for actual and exemplary damages. Any action by a Tenant or lessee pursuant to this section shall be brought within three years of withdrawal of the Covered Rental Unit or Rental Unit/Dwelling from rent or lease. Nothing in this section precludes a Tenant from pursuing any alternative remedy available under the law; and B. The City may institute a civil proceeding against any Landlord who has again offered a Covered Rental Unit or Rental Unit/Dwelling for rent or lease subject to this section, for exemplary damages for displacement of tenants or lessees. Any action by the City pursuant to this section shall be brought within three years of the withdrawal of the rental unit from rent or lease. C. Any Landlord who offers a Covered Rental Unit or Rental Unit/Dwelling for rent or lease shall first offer the unit for rent or lease to the Tenant or lessee displaced from that unit by the withdrawal pursuant to this chapter. If the Tenant has advised the Landlord in writing within 30 days of the displacement of the Tenant's desire to consider an offer to renew the tenancy and has furnished the Landlord with an address to which that offer is to be directed, that Tenant or former Tenant may advise the Landlord at any time during the eligibility of a change of address to which an offer is to be directed. If the Landlord re -offers the Covered Rental Unit or Rental Unit/Dwelling for rent or lease pursuant to this section of a desire to consider an offer to renew the tenancy, then the Landlord shall offer to reinstate a rental agreement or lease on terms permitted by law to that displaced Tenant This offer shall be deposited in the United States mail, by registered or certified mail with postage prepaid, addressed to the displaced tenant at the address furnished to the Landlord as provided for in this section, and shall describe the terms of the offer. The displaced Tenant shall have 30 days from the deposit of the offer in the mail to accept the offer by personal delivery of that acceptance or by deposit of the acceptance in the United States mail by registered or certified mail with postage prepaid. 4. Ellis Act Provisions -- Withdrawal of Covered Rental Unit, Rental Unit/Dwelling - Five Years (a) For all tenancies commenced during the time periods described in [insert], the Covered Rental Unit, Rental Unit/Dwelling shall be offered and rented or leased K11