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Buyout agreements in Culver City

Culver City requires a written disclosure before a buyout offer, a 45-day cancel right, and filing the agreement within 20 days.

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Key points

  • Buyouts: Culver City requires a written disclosure before a buyout offer, a 45-day cancel right, and filing the agreement within 20 days.

Each rule below links to the section of the Culver City Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Culver City's code says

Culver City code What Culver City's code adds
Required disclosure
  • Yes — a written disclosure on a form approved by the housing services division, stating the tenant may refuse buyout negotiations, may consult an attorney, may rescind within 45 days after full execution, may contact the housing services division, and that the buyout amount must be no less than the relocation assistance under § 15.09.325.A
    Applies: Before making a buyout offer
    § 15.09.335 · code text
    Prior to making a buyout offer, a landlord shall provide the tenant a written disclosure, on a form approved by the housing services division, that shall include all of the following:
Filing with the city
  • Yes. File the signed buyout agreement with the city within 20 days after everyone signs.
    Applies: A copy of the signed buyout agreement plus proof the disclosure notice was served, filed with the city's housing services division.
    § 15.09.335 · code text
    The landlord shall file a copy of the executed buyout agreement, along with proof of service to the tenant of the disclosure notice as required in this § 15.09.335, within 20 days after the buyout agreement is executed by all parties.
Required terms
  • In the tenant's primary language, with the proposed agreement given at least 10 business days before signing.
    Applies: A buyout agreement that does not meet these requirements is void.
    § 15.09.335 · code text
    Be in writing in the tenant's primary language. The landlord shall give tenant a copy of the proposed buyout agreement at least ten business days before it is executed.
  • Statements in bold, at least 14-point type, near the tenant's signature: the tenant may cancel in writing before the 45th day after all parties sign; has a right not to enter a buyout agreement; the buyout amount must be no less than the relocation assistance under § 15.09.325.A; and may consult an attorney
    § 15.09.335 · code text
    Include the following statement in bold letters in at least 14 point type in close proximity to the space reserved for the tenant's signature:
  • The buyout amount must be listed.
    § 15.09.335 · code text
    List the buyout amount.
  • The tenant must get a copy of the fully signed buyout agreement.
    Applies: After everyone signs.
    § 15.09.335 · code text
    The landlord must provide to the tenant a copy of the fully executed buyout agreement.
Time to cancel
  • Up to 45 days.
    Applies: Counted from when all parties sign; the tenant cancels by hand delivery, email or certified mail to the landlord.
    § 15.09.335 · code text
    A tenant shall have the right to rescind a buyout agreement for up to 45 days after its execution by all parties.

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