Item 16 - Affirmation and/or Amendment of Rent Stabilization and Just Cause Eviction Ordinance

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Ordinance No. NS - Page 4 of 20 1161.4, as may be amended. Notice must be posted in a conspicuous location on the property. The notice shall be written in the language that the Owner and Tenant used to negotiate the terms of the Tenancy (e.g., Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese and Korean), as well as English. 2) In addition to all other notice requirements specified elsewhere in this Division, the Owner of any Residential Real Property or Mobilehome Space, is required to provide written notice to Tenants of their rights under this Division as follows: A. The notice required by this Division must be on a form prescribed by the City and include the following information: i. The existence and scope of this Division 2 of Article XIX of Chapter 8 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code; and ii. The right to relocation assistance in limited circumstances pursuant to subsection (d)(2) herein. B. The Owner must provide Tenant with the notice upon serving any notice of change in terms of Tenancy. C. The Owner must provide the notice on or before the commencement of all Tenancies initiated after the effective date of this Division. (b) For purposes of this section, "just cause" includes either of the following: 1) At-fault just cause, which is any of the following: A. Default in the payment of Rent. B. A breach of a material term of the lease, as described in paragraph (3) of Section 1161 of the Code of Civil Procedure, including, but not limited to, violation of a provision of the lease after being issued a written notice to correct the violation. A "breach of a material term" shall not include: i. The obligation to limit occupancy, provided that the additional occupant who joins the Tenant of the Residential Real Property thereby exceeding the limits on occupancy set forth in the lease is: I. A dependent under age eighteen (18); or II. A replacement Tenant who moved in after an approved Tenant vacated the