22.210.140 - Eviction protection
A.
After the earliest of: (1) the owner's application for a tenant relocation license;
(2) the owner's application for a Master Use Permit necessary for demolition, change
of use, or substantial rehabilitation; or (3) the owner's application for a building
permit necessary for demolition, change of use, or substantial rehabilitation, the
owner shall not evict any tenant except for good cause as defined in subsections 22.205.010.A,
22.205.010.B, 22.205.010.C, 22.205.010.G, 22.205.010.H, 22.205.010.I, 22.205.010.N,
and 22.205.010.P, and shall not, for the purpose of avoiding or diminishing the application
of this Chapter 22.210, reduce the services to any tenant or materially increase or change the obligations
of any tenant. Any rent increase after the removal of rent or income restrictions
and prior to the issuance of a tenant relocation license is considered a material
increase or change to the obligations of the tenant.
B.
Prior to application for a tenant relocation license, a master use permit necessary
for demolition, change of use, or substantial rehabilitation, or a building permit
necessary for demolition, change of use, or substantial rehabilitation, or removal
of a rent or income restriction, an owner shall not harass or intimidate tenants into
vacating their units for the purpose of avoiding or diminishing the application of
this Chapter 22.210.
(Ord. 126458, § 13, 2021; Ord. 124882, § 4, 2015; Ord. 118839, § 6, 1997; Ord. 117094, § 8, 1994; Ord. 115141, § 1, 1990.)