50 USC App 597a: Private right of action
Text contains those laws in effect on January 7, 2011
From Title 50-AppendixSERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACTACT OCT. 17, 1940, CH. 888, 54 STAT. 1178TITLE VIII-CIVIL LIABILITY
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§597a. Private right of action
(a) In general
Any person aggrieved by a violation of this Act [sections 501 to 515 and 516 to 597b of this Appendix] may in a civil action-
(1) obtain any appropriate equitable or declaratory relief with respect to the violation; and
(2) recover all other appropriate relief, including monetary damages.
(b) Costs and attorney fees
The court may award to a person aggrieved by a violation of this Act [sections 501 to 515 and 516 to 597b of this Appendix] who prevails in an action brought under subsection (a) the costs of the action, including a reasonable attorney fee.
(Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, title VIII, §802, as added