NS-3073 - Adopting a Rent Stabilization Just Cause Eviction Ordinance

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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 18, or II. A replacement Tenant who moved in after an approved Tenant vacated the Residential Real Property, so long as the addition does not exceed the Uniform Housing Code. i. The Owner shall have the right to approve or deny the prospective additional or replacement Tenant, who is not a minor dependent child, provided that the owner Ordinance No. NS-3073 Page 6 of 40