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Council i?eating ,9-11-79 Santa 2SOnica;' 'alifornia
STAFF REPORT $EP 1 1 1979
TO: tYSayor ahd City Council
FROb2: City Aftorney
SUBJECT: Proposed Ordinance requiring owners of apartments
to notify existing and prospective tenants that
conversion procedures have been initiated.
I'::~TTRODUCTI0~1
This report transmits for first reading a proposed
condominium conve"rsion notice ordinance. This ordinance
was requested by Council at the August 8, 1979, meeting.
BACKGROUND
Numerous complaints have been made that apartments
which are at various stages of the condominium conversion
procedure are being rented to new tenants who are unacaare of
the situation. The proposed ordinance c>>ill remedy this by
requiring the apartment ocaners to give written notice to existing
tenants and to new tenants prior to the execution of a rental
agreement. It also requires the posting of such notice on the
property, and provides for a civil rerledy in the event of
violation.
ALTS RPdAT I VE S
There are no alternative means of requiring this notice
to be given.
REC OIyIP~IE2dDAT I O ~ 1
It is respectfully recoutmended that the City Council
accept the attached ordinance for first reading and hold a
public hearing. thereon.
Prepared By: Richard L. Knickerbocker
Stephen Shane Stark
SEP 1 1 1979