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REDWOOD CITY FAIR AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING ORDINANCE <br /> <br />Economic & Planning Systems, Inc. 8 Tenant Protection Impacts <br />Table 2. Proposed Ordinance’s Just Cause Eviction Provisions Compared to Existing Law <br />Just Cause Provision Existing Law <br />(TPA or TPO) Proposed Ordinance <br /> <br />AT FAULT JUST CAUSES <br />Nonpayment of rent Yes Yes <br />Breach of Lease Yes Yes, includes additional requirements <br />Committing Nuisance Yes Yes <br />Committing Waste Yes Yes, covered under substantial damage to unit <br />Refusal to sign a lease <br />extension or renewal Yes No <br />Criminal activity Yes No, but possibly could be considered as breach of lease, <br />committing nuisance, or substantial damage <br />Unauthorized <br />subleasing Yes Yes, covered under breach of lease and includes additional <br />requirements <br />Failure to give access Yes Yes, includes additional requirements <br />Using unit for unlawful <br />purposes Yes No, but possibly could be considered as breach of lease, <br />committing nuisance, or substantial damage <br />Failure to move out at <br />end of employment or <br />license <br />Yes No, but possibly could be considered as breach of lease <br />Return to primary <br />residence (single <br />family or condos) <br />No Yes <br /> <br />NO FAULT JUST CAUSES <br />Owner Move-in Yes <br />Yes but adds: (1) cannot evict if tenant has resided in unit for <br />3+ years and is 62+ or disabled; or terminally ill, (2) Limits <br />evictions during school year for educators and students and <br />(3) Right to return never expires <br />Withdrawal Yes <br />Yes but adds: (1) Right to return if units are returned to the <br />rental market, (2) Right to return never expires, and (3) <br />Extended noticing (1 year) for elderly or disabled tenants <br />Complying with a <br />government or court <br />order <br />Yes No <br />Substantial Renovation <br />Yes - right to return if work <br />is not completed (in TPO <br />tenant can return after <br />renovation is complete) <br />Yes, but adds (1) Right to return never expires and (2) limits <br />evictions during school year for educators and students <br />Demolition <br />Yes - right to return if <br />demolition is not <br />commenced or completed <br />Yes, but adds right to return (1) if new rental units are <br />constructed and (2) Right to return never expires <br />8.A. - Page 67 of 168 <br />77