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Page 5 of 6 <br />ATTY/ORD.457/RC MINIMUM LEASE TERMS <br />REV: 03-21-18 PR <br />4. A rental unit where the tenancy is an express condition of, or consideration <br />for, employment under a written rental agreement or contract or a unit <br />leased to a corporation. <br /> <br /> <br />42A.5 Exemptions <br />The minimum lease terms shall not apply to residential projects consisting of two or fewer <br />dwelling units; housing accommodation in hotels, motels, inns, tourist homes and <br />boarding or lodging houses, condominium, community apartment or stock cooperative, <br />as those terms are defined in California Government Code and Business and Professions <br />Code, units in a common-interest development where units are owned by different <br />individuals who share ownership of common areas and facilities units where rents are <br />regulated, health care facilities, or accessory dwellings created under Article 37 of the <br />Redwood City Zoning Code. <br /> <br />42A.6 Notice of Tenant’s Right to Minimum Lease Term <br />A. Form. Landlords shall provide all residential rental unit tenants with a notice <br />summarizing the rights afforded by this ordinance. The notification shall be <br />capitalized text in at least twelve (12) points in font size and shall state: <br /> <br />THE REDWOOD CITY CITY CODE PROVIDES YOU WITH THE RIGHT <br />TO MINIMUM LEASE TERMS. LANDLORDS MUST OFFER TENANTS <br />THE OPTION TO ENTER INTO A ONE (1) YEAR WRITTEN LEASE, OR <br />IF THE TENANT DECLINES A ONE YEAR LEASE, A TERM OF LESS <br />THAN ONE YEAR. IT IS THE TENANT'S CHOICE WHETHER TO ENTER <br />INTO SUCH A WRITTEN LEASE WITH A LANDLORD. FURTHER <br />INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE <br />(WWW.REDWOODCITY.ORG). <br /> <br />B. Language. Landlord shall provide this notification in English and Spanish. <br /> <br />C. Manner. Landlord must provide this notice to tenants in writing or electronically if <br />the application and/or lease are processed electronically, or both if both methods <br />are utilized. <br /> <br />42A.7 Tenant Remedies <br />A. Defense to Action to Recover Possession. Failure of a landlord to comply with any <br />of the provisions of this chapter shall provide the tenant with a defense in any legal <br />action brought by the landlord to recover possession of the rental unit. <br />B. Defense to Action to Collect Rent. Failure of a landlord to comply with any of the <br />provisions of this chapter shall provide the tenant with a defense in any legal action <br />brought by the landlord to collect rent. <br />8.A. - Page 14