(

a) It is unlawful for a landlord to do any of the following for the purpose of influencing a tenant to vacate a dwelling:

(1) Engage in conduct that violates subdivision (

a) of

Section of the Penal Code.

(2) Engage in conduct that violates

Section of the Penal Code.

(3) Use, or threaten to use, force, willful threats, or menacing conduct constituting a course of conduct that interferes with the tenant’s quiet enjoyment of the premises in violation of

Section that would create an apprehension of harm in a reasonable person. Nothing in this paragraph requires a tenant to be actually or constructively evicted in order to obtain relief.

(4) Commit a significant and intentional violation of

Section 1954.

(5) Threaten to disclose information regarding or relating to the immigration or citizenship status of a tenant, occupant, or other person known to the landlord to be associated with a tenant or occupant. This paragraph does not require a tenant to be actually or constructively evicted in order to obtain relief. (

b) A tenant who prevails in a civil action, including an action in small claims court, to enforce his or her rights under this

section is entitled to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) for each violation. (

c) An oral or written warning notice, given in good faith, regarding conduct by a tenant, occupant, or guest that violates, may violate, or violated the applicable rental agreement, rules, regulations, lease, or laws, is not a violation of this section. An oral or written explanation of the rental agreement, rules, regulations, lease, or laws given in the normal course of business is not a violation of this section. (

d) This

section does not enlarge or diminish a landlord’s right to terminate a tenancy pursuant to existing state or local law; nor does this

section enlarge or diminish any ability of local government to regulate or enforce a prohibition against a landlord’s harassment of a tenant.