33-1315. Prohibited provisions in rental
agreements
A. A rental agreement shall not provide that the tenant does any of the following:
1. Agrees to waive or to forego rights or remedies under this chapter.
2. Agrees to pay the landlord's attorney fees, except an agreement in writing may
provide that attorney fees may be awarded to the prevailing party in the event of court
action and except that a prevailing party in a contested forcible detainer action is
eligible to be awarded attorney fees pursuant to section 12-341.01 regardless of whether
the rental agreement provides for such an award.
3. Agrees to the exculpation or limitation of any liability of the landlord arising
under law or to indemnify the landlord for that liability or the costs connected
therewith.
4. Agrees to waive or limit the tenant's right to summon or any other person's
right to summon a peace officer or other emergency assistance in response to an
emergency.
5. Agrees to payment of monetary penalties or otherwise penalizes the tenant for
the tenant summoning or for any other person summoning a peace officer or other emergency
assistance in response to an emergency.
B. A provision that is prohibited by subsection A of this section and that is
included in a rental agreement is unenforceable. If a landlord deliberately uses a
rental agreement containing provisions known by the landlord to be prohibited, the tenant
may recover actual damages sustained by the tenant and not more than two months' periodic
rent.
C. This section does not limit the landlord's right to evict a tenant pursuant to
section 33-1368.
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