Where an owner terminates or fails to renew a contract or recorded agreement with a governmental agency that provides for rent limitations to a qualified tenant, the tenant or tenants who were the beneficiaries of the contract or recorded agreement shall be given at least 90 days’ written notice of the effective date of the termination and shall not be obligated to pay more than the tenant’s portion of the rent, as calculated under the contract or recorded agreement to be terminated, for 90 days following receipt of the notice of termination of nonrenewal of the contract.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1954.535
Residential Rent Control
Known as the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act
The act spans §§ 1954–1954 (5 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Barrientos v. 1801-1825 Morton LLC (2009)
Most recently applied in Barrientos v. 1801-1825 Morton LLC (October 2009)
Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 590, Sec. 3
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.