Section 239-C. Civil liability

Any person, firm, partnership, corporation,
  association or officer, director, employee, or agent thereof  sustaining
  damages  by  reason  of  a knowingly misleading, deceptive or fraudulent
  appraisal may bring a civil action  for  actual  damages  together  with
  costs,  reasonable  attorneys'  fees  and  disbursements or an action to
  restrain an appraiser from violating the provisions of this  article  if
  it is found that such appraiser has willfully violated such provisions.