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Condo conversions in East Palo Alto

City condo conversion payment for non-buying tenants not in default: $7,500 (under 2 years) or $10,000 (2+ years), base amounts adjusted yearly by CPI.

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  • Condo conversions: City condo conversion payment for non-buying tenants not in default: $7,500 (under 2 years) or $10,000 (2+ years), base amounts adjusted yearly by CPI.

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

What East Palo Alto's code says

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Relocation help
  • $7,500.00 base amount, adjusted annually by CPI since April 1, 2012.
    Applies: Applies to a tenant living there less than 2 years who is not in default and does not buy the unit.
    § 14.24.130 · code text
    Residing on property for less than two (2) years .....$7,500.00
  • $10,000.00 base amount, adjusted annually by CPI since April 1, 2012.
    Applies: Applies to a tenant living there 2 years or longer who is not in default and does not buy the unit.
    § 14.24.130 · code text
    Residing on property for two (2) years or longer .....$10,000.00
  • An extra $2,500.00 for each category that applies; base amount, adjusted annually by CPI since April 1, 2012.
    Applies: Low or very low income, disabled, elderly or terminally ill tenants, or single heads of household with minor children.
    § 14.24.130 · code text
    A tenant who, at the time of the notice of intent to convert is filed with the city, is a low or very low income tenant, a disabled or elderly tenant or terminally ill tenant, or who is a single head of household with minor children, shall be entitled to receive an additional payment of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00).
Tenants' right to buy
  • Exclusive right to buy the unit for 90 days from issuance of the subdivision public report.
    Applies: An exclusive, nontransferable right to contract to buy the unit the tenant lives in.
    § 18.66.110 · code text
    The right shall run for a period of 90 days from the date of issuance of the subdivision public report pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 11018, unless the tenant gives prior written notice of his or her intention not to exercise the right.
  • An offer to buy the unit, or a comparable one, at an affordable price, open for 90 days.
    Applies: Applies to qualified low or moderate income tenants.
    § 14.24.100 · code text
    The offer shall be made before or concurrent with the grant of the exclusive right to contract for the purchase of the unit provided for in Section 66427.1(d) of the Government Code and shall remain open for ninety (90) days.

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Frequently asked questions

What happens to tenants when an East Palo Alto building converts to condos?

City condo conversion payment for non-buying tenants not in default: $7,500 (under 2 years) or $10,000 (2+ years), base amounts adjusted yearly by CPI.

General information, not legal advice.

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