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City Council and Successor Agency and Public Financing Authority
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7/23/2018
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ORDINANCE NO. 2449 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 42A (MINIMUM LEASE TERMS) TO THE REDWOOD CITY CODE NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. A new Chapter 42A (MINIMUM LEASE TERMS) is hereby added to the Redwood City Municipal Code as provided in Exhibit A, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Wording in brackets ([example]) is informational only and is not to be included in the published ordinance. Section 2. Adoption of this ordinance is not a project within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because the ordinance will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378). Even if adoption of the ordinance where a project, it would be exempt from CEQA because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility
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07/23/2018 <br />4. A rental unit where the tenancy is an express condition of, or <br />consideration for, employment under a written rental agreement or <br />contract or a unit leased to a corporation. <br />42A.5 Exemptions <br />The minimum lease terms shall not apply to residential projects consisting of two or <br />fewer 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 <br />Professions Code, units in a common -interest development where units are owned by <br />different individuals who share ownership of common areas and facilities units where <br />rents are regulated, health care facilities, or accessory dwellings created under Article <br />37 of the Redwood City Zoning Code. <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 />THE REDWOOD CITY CODE PROVIDES YOU WITH THE RIGHT TO <br />MINIMUM LEASE TERMS. LANDLORDS MUST OFFER TENANTS THE <br />OPTION TO ENTER INTO A ONE (1) YEAR WRITTEN LEASE, OR IF <br />THE TENANT DECLINES A ONE YEAR LEASE, A TERM OF LESS <br />THAN ONE YEAR. IT IS THE TENANT'S CHOICE WHETHER TO <br />ENTER INTO SUCH A WRITTEN LEASE WITH A LANDLORD. <br />FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE <br />(WWW.REDWOODCITY.ORG). <br />B. Language. Landlord shall provide this notification in English and Spanish. <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 />42A.7 Tenant Remedies <br />A. Defense to Action to Recover Possession. Failure of a landlord to comply with <br />any of the provisions of this chapter shall provide the tenant with a defense in <br />any legal 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 <br />action brought by the landlord to collect rent. <br />ATTY/ORD.457/RC MIMIMUM LEASE TERMS <br />REV: 07-09-18 PR <br />Page 5 of 6 <br />ORDINANCE NO. 2449 <br />MUFF N0, 301 <br />
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