18-29a Termination of rental housing tenancy; rental housing rent increase.(a) In any case where there is no written rental agreement, no landlord may terminate a tenancy of rental housing without cause unless at least 90 (ninety) days’ advance written notice to the tenant(s) has been provided in situations where the tenancy has been less than two (2) years in duration, nor may any such termination occur without at least one hundred twenty (120) days’ advance written notice to the tenant(s) in situations where the tenancy has been for two (2) or more years.
(b) Unless inconsistent with the terms of a written rental agreement, no tenant may terminate a residential tenancy without providing actual notice to the landlord at least two (2) rental periods in advance of the termination date specified in such notice.
(c) No increase in rent for rental housing within the city shall be effectuated without at least 90 (ninety) days’ advance written notice to the tenant(s).
(d) The provisions of this section do not apply to short term rentals, except that if a host terminates an existing tenancy in a rental unit or refuses to renew a written rental agreement for the purpose of converting a rental unit to a short term rental, the host shall be responsible for paying the costs of relocation for the affected tenant, as defined by Section
18-28(c), within ten (10) days after the tenant vacates the rental unit, as long as all rent due and payable has been paid by the tenant prior to the date on which the unit is vacated.(Ord. of 10-29-04; Ord. of 6-27-22)