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Tenant Guide Condominium Conversion
A landlord who wishes to convert rental property into condominiums must obtain approval from the local city or county planning agency. The landlord also must receive final approval in the form of a public report issued by the State Department of Real Estate. Affected tenants must receive notices at various stages of the application and approval process.185 These notices are designed to allow affected tenants and the public to have a voice in the approval process.186 Tenants can check with local elected officials or housing agencies about the approval process and opportunities for public input.
Perhaps most important, affected tenants must be given written notice of the conversion to condominiums at least 180 days before their tenancies end due to the conversion.187 Affected tenants also must be given a first option to buy the rental unit on the same terms that are being offered to the general public (or better terms). The tenants must be able to exercise this right for at least 90 days following issuance of the Department of Real Estate’s public report.188
185 Government Code Section 66427.1(a),(b).
186 Government Code Sections 66451.3, 65090, 65091.
187 Government Code Section 66427.1(c).
188 Government Code Section 66427.1, 66427.1(a)2F. See Business and Professions Code Sections 11018, 11018.2, California Practice Guide, Landlord-Tenant, Paragraph 5:306 and following (Rutter Group 2009).
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