,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agfa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ba1 
#bjac,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,brown1 and ,ms4 ,warren7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs 
,a ,,bill  ,to permanently extend the   
,protecting ,tenants at ,foreclosure    
,act of #bjji and establish a private   
right of action to enforce compliance   
with such ,act4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,permanently   
,protecting ,tenants at ,foreclosure    
,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,repeal of sunset   
provision ,section #gjd of the          
,protecting ,tenants at ,foreclosure    
,act of #bjji 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #ebja note2
 #ab ,u4,s4,c4 #ebbj note2 #db ,u4,s4,c4
 #adcg;f note7 is hereby repealed4  #c4 
,private right of action ,the           
,protecting ,tenants at ,foreclosure    
,act of #bjji1 as amended by section #b 
of this ,act1 is further amended by     

adding at the end the following new     
section3  #gjd4 ,private right of action
  7a7 ,right of action ,any person      
aggrieved by a violation referred to in 
subsection 7b7 may bring a civil action 
in a court of competent jurisdiction for
 damages resulting from such violation1 
and may obtain other appropriate relief1
 including equitable relief4 ,if the    
plaintiff prevails in any such action1  
the court shall award the plaintiff any 
litigation costs reasonably incurred1   
together with reasonable attorneys' fees
 and reasonable expert witness fees1 as 
determined by the court4  7b7 ,violation
 ,a violation referred to in this       
subsection is a violation of-- 7#a7     
section #gjb of this title2 or  7#b7 the
 matter in subparagraph 7,c7 or 7,f7 of 
section #h7o77#g7 of the ,united ,states
 ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#adcg;f7o77#g77 that was added by the   
amendments made by section #gjc of this 
title4  4