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Terms Used In 21 Guam Code Ann. § 48301

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
(a) Except as provided in this Act, if there is noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement or noncompliance with § 48202 of this Chapter affecting health and safety, the tenant may deliver a written notice to the landlord specifying the acts and omissions constituting the breach and that the rental agreement will terminate upon a date not less than thirty (30) days after receipt of the notice if the breach is not remedied in fourteen (14) days, and the rental agreement shall terminate as provided in the notice subject to the following:

(1) If the breach is remedied by repairs, the payment of damages or otherwise, and the landlord adequately remedies the breach before the date specified or shows reason why the date cannot be met in the notice, the rental agreement shall not terminate by reason of the breach.

(2) The tenant shall not terminate for a condition caused by the deliberate or negligent act or omission of the tenant, a member of his family, or other person on the premises.

(b) Except as provided in this Act, the tenant may recover actual damages and obtain injunctive relief for the noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement or with
§ 48202 of this Chapter. If the landlord’s noncompliance is willful, the tenant may recover reasonable attorney’s fees.

(c) The remedy provided in Subsection (b) of this Section is in addition to any right of the tenant arising under Subsection (a) of this Section.

(d) If the rental agreement is terminated, the landlord shall return that portion of the security deposit which is recoverable by the tenant under § 48201 of this Chapter.