Title 9 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Chapter 9.09 RELOCATION ASSISTANCE FOR DISPLACED TENANTS
9.09.100 Right to reoccupy.
A. To the extent that a unit can legally accommodate the displaced
tenants, the tenants shall have the right to reoccupy the unit from which the
tenants were displaced when the substandard or otherwise unlawful conditions of
the unit are corrected.
B. On or before the time the tenant vacates the
unit, the owner shall provide written notice by personal delivery or registered
or certified mail, advising the tenant of the right to reoccupy the unit once
the substandard or otherwise unlawful condition is corrected. The notice shall
include a statement regarding
the tenant’s obligation to provide
the owner with the information requested in subsection C and the consequences of
the failure to do so.
C. Unless the owner has provided the alternative
temporary housing, within seven days after vacating the unit, the tenants shall
provide the owner with their current address to be used for future notification
by the owner. Failure to provide such information in writing to the owner shall
terminate the tenants’ right to reoccupy the unit.
D. As soon as
possible after the unit is available for the tenants to reoccupy the unit, the
owner shall provide written notice to the tenants by personal delivery or
registered or certified mail advising the tenants of the availability of the
unit. The owner shall make the unit available to the tenants for a period of
thirty (30) days following the date the tenants receive notice of the
availability of the unit. The notice shall include the current address of the
owner or owner’s agent to which the tenants must send a written statement
of their desire to exercise the right to reoccupy the unit. The notice shall
include a statement regarding the tenants’ obligation to provide the owner
with the information requested in subsection C of this Section and the
consequences and the failure to do so.
E. Within seven (7) days after
receipt of the notice of the availability of the unit, the tenants shall notify
the owner in writing that the tenants are exercising the right to reoccupy the
unit. Failure to so notify the owner shall terminate their right to reoccupy the
unit. (Ord. 137 § 1 (part), 2003)