Section 27-2056.15. Waiver of Benefit Void

a. No owner may seek to have an
  occupant of a dwelling unit waive  the  benefit  or  protection  of  any
  provision  of  this article. Any agreement by the occupant of a dwelling
  unit purporting to waive the benefit or protection of any  provision  of
  this  article is void. Any owner who violates this section, or the rules
  promulgated hereunder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by  a
  fine  of up to five hundred dollars or imprisonment for up to six months
  or both. In addition, any owner  who  violates  this  section  shall  be
  liable  for  a  civil  penalty of not more than five hundred dollars per
  violation.
    b. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, nothing herein
  shall be construed to alter existing or future agreements which allocate
  responsibility for  compliance  with  the  provisions  of  this  article
  between  a  tenant  shareholder and a cooperative corporation or between
  the owner of a condominium unit  and  the  board  of  managers  of  such
  condominium.
    c.  The  provisions  of  this  article, other than section 27-2056.14,
  shall not apply to a dwelling unit in  a  multiple  dwelling  where  (i)
  title  to  such  multiple  dwelling  is  held  by  a cooperative housing
  corporation or such dwelling unit is owned as a  condominium  unit,  and
  (ii)  such dwelling unit is occupied by the shareholder of record on the
  proprietary lease for such dwelling unit or the owner of record of  such
  condominium  unit,  as  is  applicable,  or  the shareholder's or record
  owner's family.