Severances Prohibited. The following amenities, supplied in connection with use or
occupancy of a rental unit, may not be severed from a tenancy without good cause:
(1) Garage facilities, parking facilities, driveways, storage spaces, laundry rooms,
decks, patios, or gardens on the same lot; (2) kitchen facilities, toilet facilities,
or lobbies in residential hotels. For purposes of this Subsection, good cause shall
include (1) requirement by federal, state, or local law, such as O.M.C. Chapter 15.27, (2) acceptance of the severance in writing by the Tenant after receipt of written
notice from the Owner that the Tenant need not accept the severance, (3) ownership
by an affordable housing provider as defined by Section 8.22.620 where either (a) the severance is unavoidable in order for the addition of one or
more new affordable housing units to proceed and the owner has obtained all necessary
permits for constructing the additional unit(s) or (b) the severance results from
the removal of a balcony for which repair or removal was necessary for safety and
the owner has obtained all necessary permits for the removal, (4) addition of one
or more Accessory Dwelling Units (as defined by Government Code Section 65852.2(j)(1),
provided that the owner has obtained all necessary permits for constructing the additional
unit(s) and the severance is not of a garage facility, parking facility, or driveway
more than one-half mile from a designated transit hub, or a laundry room, and is unavoidable
in order for the addition of the unit(s) to proceed, and (5) other good cause as provided
by regulation, adopted in the same manner as provided by Rent Adjustment Program Regulation
Section 8.22.040 B.4.b. A severance does not include noticed temporary unavailability of the above
housing