2. A tenant required to surrender a housing accommodation by virtue of
the operation of paragraph (g), (h), or (i) of subdivision one of this
section shall have a cause of action in any court of competent
jurisdiction for damages, declaratory, and injunctive relief against a
landlord or purchaser of the premises who makes a fraudulent statement
regarding a proposed use, removal from the rental housing market, or
demolition of the housing accommodation. In any action or proceeding
brought pursuant to this subdivision a prevailing tenant shall be
entitled to recovery of actual damages, and reasonable attorneys' fees.
Except as provided in this subdivision, nothing in this article shall
create a civil claim or cause of action by a tenant against a landlord.