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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 />