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misrepresentations or concealment of material facts; 21. Force a Tenant to vacate their Rental Unit and re -register in order to avoid classification as a tenant under Civil Code 1940.1. Forced vacation can be implied from the totality of the circumstances; 22. Other repeated acts or omissions of such significance as to substantially interfere with or disturb the comfort, repose, peace or quiet of any person lawfully entitled to occupancy of such dwelling unit and that cause, are likely to cause, or are intended to cause any person lawfully entitled to occupancy of a dwelling unit to vacate such dwelling unit or to surrender or waive any rights in relation to such occupancy. Such harassment noted above taken by the Landlord, Landlord's agent, contractor, subcontractor, or employee shall be a defense to an action to recover possession, or it may serve as the basis for an affirmative action by the Tenant for actual and punitive damages and injunctive relief. The Rent Board may address harassment issues further in its rules and regulations consistent with the intent of this subsection to prevent unlawful harassment. L. Threats on the basis of immigration or Citizenship Status are Prohibited. The Landlord shall post in all common areas of the Covered Rental Unit, or Rental Unit/Dwelling a notice from the Rent Board advising all Tenants/Residents that the protections found at California Civil Code section 1940.35(a), and California Code of Civil Procedure section 1161.4, as may be amended, shall apply with equal force and effect to their Tenancies. The Landlord's violation of this provision shall function as an affirmative defense to any eviction under Section 6 of this Chapter. M. Notice to Speci Basis for TeEMination. Any notice purporting to terminate tenancy on any of the bases specified in this section must state with specificity the basis on which the Landlord seeks to terminate the tenancy. N. Landlord Compliance with this Chapter. In any action brought to recover possession of a Covered Rental Unit or Rental Unit/Dwelling, the Landlord shall allege compliance with this Chapter. O. Failure to Comply. A Landlord's failure to comply with any requirement of this section, including without limitation the failure to serve any of the required notices to the Rent Board, is a complete affirmative defense in an unlawful detainer or other action brought by the Landlord to recover possession of the Covered Rental Unit or Rental Unit/Dwelling. SECTION 7 Stabilization of Rents (a) Rents Stabilized. Upon the effective date of this Chapter, no Landlord shall charge Rent for Covered Rental Units/Mobilehomes/Mobilehome Park spaces in an amount that exceeds the sum of Base Rent plus any lawful Rent increases actually implemented pursuant to this Chapter. 51