If a landlord asserts a just cause for declining to offer a new tenancy under subsection
7.24.030.J.2.b, the landlord must provide the tenant written notice between 60 and
90 days before the expiration of the tenancy for a specified time. The notice must
inform the tenant of any just cause the landlord asserts and the facts supporting
each cause. The landlord is responsible for any notice requirements, including, but
not limited to applicable notice periods, relocation assistance, or other remedies
applicable to that just cause under Section 22.205.010.
4.
If a landlord fails to comply with subsections 7.24.030.J.1 or 7.24.030.J.3, the landlord
shall be liable to the tenant in a private right for action for the cost of three
months' rent under the terms of the expired rental agreement, costs of suit, and reasonable
attorney's fees.
K.
Nothing in this Section 7.24.030 shall be interpreted or applied so as to create any power or duty in conflict with
federal law. In the event of any conflict, federal requirements shall supersede the
requirements of this Section 7.24.030.
L.
Any provisions in a rental agreement that violate this Section 7.24.030 are null and void and of no lawful force and effect.
(Ord. 126450, § 1, 2021; [7.24.030.L renumbered from 7.24.040]; Ord. 126370, § 1, 2021; Ord. 125950, § 2, 2019; Ord. 125951, § 2, 2019; Ord. 125953, § 1, 2019; Ord. 125901, § 2, 2019; Ord. 125558, § 2, 2018; Ord. 125222, §§ 2, 4, 2016; Ord. 119171, § 2, 1998; Ord. 116843, §§ 3, 4, 1993.)