Condo conversions in Emeryville: the local rules

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

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Relocation help	3 months of Alameda County fair market rent for a comparable unit, or of current rent, whichever is larger. Applies: Each tenant of the project; only 1 assistance payment per unit. § 9-6.706 · code text The relocation payment shall be three (3) months' rent based on the current Alameda County "fair market rent" for comparable apartment size, as established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development or three (3) months of the current rent paid by the tenants, whichever is larger.
Notice to tenants	At least 60 days before a tentative map or parcel map is filed. Applies: Written notice of the intent to convert. § 9-6.706 · code text Each tenant shall be given written notice of the intention to convert at least sixty (60) days prior to the filing of a tentative map or parcel map. 10 days' advance written notice. Applies: Notice that a public report application will be filed, and that the tenant may get a copy on request. § 9-6.706 · code text Each tenant shall be given ten (10) days' advance written notice that an application for a public report will be submitted to the Department of Real Estate and that the tenant may receive a copy of the report upon request. Within 10 days of the approval. Applies: Notice that a final map for the conversion was approved. § 9-6.706 · code text Each tenant shall be given written notice of approval of a final map for the proposed conversion within ten (10) days of the approval. 180 days' advance written notice. Applies: Notice that the tenancy will end because of the conversion or proposed conversion. § 9-6.706 · code text Each tenant shall be given one hundred eighty (180) days' advance written notice of the termination of the tenancy due to the conversion or proposed conversion. The notice ending the tenancy must also state the tenant's right to a relocation payment. § 9-6.706 · code text Written notice of the tenant's right to a relocation assistance payment shall be included in the notice of termination of the tenancy.
Tenants' right to buy	At least 90 days. Applies: The tenant's exclusive right to contract to buy their unit, counted from the date the public report is issued. § 9-6.706 · code text The exclusive right to contract shall run for a period not less than ninety (90) days from the date of issuance of the public report pursuant to California Business and Professions Code Section 11018.2, unless the tenant gives prior written notice of the intention not to exercise the right of exclusive offer.

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Emeryville's code: 3 months of Alameda County fair market rent for a comparable unit, or of current rent, whichever is larger. (Each tenant of the project; only 1 assistance payment per unit.) (§ 9-6.706); At least 60 days before a tentative map or parcel map is filed. (Written notice of the intent to convert.) (§ 9-6.706).

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