Any person who engages in the self-help eviction activities described in this Chapter or who assists in such activities shall be subject to a fine or penalty of not less than one hundred (100) dollars nor more than three hundred (300) dollars, or to imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days for each offense. Each day a violation continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense for which a separate penalty shall be imposed. A violation shall cease when the unlawful conduct as set forth in paragraph (1)(a) ends or when the tenant no longer seeks to exercise his or her rights by regaining possession of said premises.