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Buyout agreements in Alameda

Before a buyout offer, Alameda landlords must give a written disclosure, and tenants may cancel a Buyout Agreement within 30 calendar days.

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Buyouts: Before a buyout offer, Alameda landlords must give a written disclosure, and tenants may cancel a Buyout Agreement within 30 calendar days.

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Required disclosure	Give written adopted-regulation-form disclosure: rights to refuse, consult counsel/Program Administrator, revise before signing, and rescind within 30 calendar days after signing. § 6-58.115 · code text Before making an offer to a Tenant of a Buyout Agreement, a Landlord must give a Tenant a written disclosure document, in a form set forth in an adopted regulation, setting forth the Tenant's rights concerning the Buyout Agreement including the following: (i) the right not to enter into the Buyout Agreement; (ii) the right to consult an attorney and the right to revise the Buyout Agreement before signing the Buyout Agreement; (iii) the right to consult the Program Administrator regarding the Buyout Agreement; and (iv) the right to rescind the Buyout Agreement any time up to thirty (30) calendar days after the Tenant has signed the Buyout Agreement.
Filing with the city	File the signed Buyout Agreement with the Program Administrator within 3 business days. Applies: After the Tenant has signed the Buyout Agreement. § 6-58.115 · code text Within three (3) business days after the Tenant has signed the Buyout Agreement, the Landlord shall file the signed Buyout Agreement with the Program Administrator and provide a signed copy to the Tenant. File the signed Buyout Agreement with the Program Administrator within 3 calendar days. Applies: After all parties have signed. § 6-58.115 · code text The Landlord shall provide the Tenant a copy of the Buyout Agreement when all the parties have signed and shall file the signed Buyout Agreement with the Program Administrator within three (3) calendar days after all parties have signed.
Required terms	The written disclosure must state the tenant’s right not to enter into the buyout agreement. Applies: When written disclosure is given before making an offer. § 6-58.115 · code text (i) the right not to enter into the Buyout Agreement; The written disclosure must state the tenant’s right to consult an attorney and revise the Buyout Agreement before signing. Applies: When written disclosure is given before making an offer. § 6-58.115 · code text (ii) the right to consult an attorney and the right to revise the Buyout Agreement before signing the Buyout Agreement; The disclosure must state the tenant’s right to consult the Program Administrator about the Buyout Agreement. Applies: When written disclosure is given before making an offer. § 6-58.115 · code text (iii) the right to consult the Program Administrator regarding the Buyout Agreement; The disclosure must state the Tenant’s right to rescind the Buyout Agreement up to 30 calendar days after signing. Applies: When written disclosure is given before making an offer. § 6-58.115 · code text (iv) the right to rescind the Buyout Agreement any time up to thirty (30) calendar days after the Tenant has signed the Buyout Agreement.
Time to cancel	Tenants may cancel a Buyout Agreement within 30 calendar days. Applies: After the Tenant has signed the Buyout Agreement. § 6-58.115 · code text the right to rescind the Buyout Agreement any time up to thirty (30) calendar days after the Tenant has signed the Buyout Agreement.

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