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Condo conversions in Fairfield

Fairfield condo conversions repay each departing tenant's actual moving costs, up to 2 times monthly rent, and give tenants a 60-day right to buy.

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Key points

  • Condo conversions: Fairfield condo conversions repay each departing tenant's actual moving costs, up to 2 times monthly rent, and give tenants a 60-day right to buy.

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

What Fairfield's code says

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Relocation help
  • Actual moving costs repaid, up to 2 times the unit's monthly rent.
    Applies: Applies to each tenant moving out due to the conversion; may be reduced for excessive or malicious damage or unpaid rent.
    § 25.173 · code text
    A statement of a method by which the subdivider or his or her agents will reimburse each tenant for costs actually incurred in moving from the apartment due to the planned conversion to a common ownership unit, up to a maximum of two (2) times the monthly rent of the occupied unit.
Tenants' right to buy
  • 60-day right to buy at a set price after notice of the final public report; no move-out before it ends.
    Applies: Applies to tenants of apartments proposed for conversion.
    § 25.173 · code text
    Said two-month period shall not commence as to any tenant until such tenant has received written notification of issuance of the final public report of the Department of Real Estate and such tenant’s right to contract for the purchase of his or her unit at a specified purchase price for 60 days following the date of such notification.
Vacancy-rate test
  • The conversion map must be denied when the vacancy rate is 3% or less, unless specific findings support approval.
    Applies: Uses the vacancy rate from the city's latest rent and vacancy survey.
    § 25.184 · code text
    The Planning Commission or City Council shall disapprove a tentative map if the Vacancy Factor is equal to or less than three (3) per cent unless specific findings are made that clearly indicate how conversion project would be consistent with the intent of this article, and with the declared goals and objectives of the city’s housing element of the general plan.
  • The map may be denied at a vacancy rate over 3% and up to 6%, if inconsistent with the article.
    Applies: Uses the vacancy rate from the city's latest rent and vacancy survey.
    § 25.184 · code text
    The Planning Commission or City Council may disapprove a tentative map if the Vacancy Factor is equal to, or less than six (6) per cent, but greater than three (3) per cent, and a finding is made that the approval of said conversion would be inconsistent with the intent of this article.

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What happens to tenants when a Fairfield building converts to condos?

Fairfield condo conversions repay each departing tenant's actual moving costs, up to 2 times monthly rent, and give tenants a 60-day right to buy.

General information, not legal advice.

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