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Condo conversions in Laguna Beach

City rule: conversions need 180 days' written notice before the tenancy ends; present tenants get a 60-day exclusive right to buy once sales begin.

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  • Condo conversions: City rule: conversions need 180 days' written notice before the tenancy ends; present tenants get a 60-day exclusive right to buy once sales begin.

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

What Laguna Beach's code says

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Relocation help
  • Actual moving costs, up to $500 per unit.
    Applies: Unless tenants got written notice of the conversion plan when they signed their lease.
    § 25.47.100 · code text
    Actual costs of relocation not to exceed five hundred dollars per residential unit, to be paid at the time of the notice of termination (eviction) is presented;
  • Where possible, tenants may end the lease without penalty after the conversion notice by giving 30 days' written notice.
    Applies: Unless the tenant got written notice of the conversion plan when signing the lease.
    § 25.47.100 · code text
    The applicant shall, where possible, permit a tenant to terminate any lease or rental agreement without any penalty whatsoever after notice has been given of the intention to convert to condominiums, if such tenant notifies the applicant in writing thirty days in advance of such termination;
  • More time so a tenant or dependent can finish a school semester or quarter.
    Applies: Unless the tenant got written notice of the conversion plan when signing the lease.
    § 25.47.100 · code text
    The applicant shall allow an extension of time to permit a tenant or tenant's dependent to complete a school's semester or quarter as the case may be.
Notice to tenants
  • Written notice 180 days before the tenancy ends.
    Applies: Applies when a tenancy ends because of the conversion or proposed conversion.
    § 25.47.100 · code text
    The applicant shall notify in writing all tenants of his or her intention to convert to condominium one hundred eighty days prior to termination of tenancy due to the conversion or proposed conversion.
Tenants' right to buy
  • An exclusive right to buy the unit, irrevocable for 60 days after sales begin.
    Applies: Applies to present tenants.
    § 25.47.100 · code text
    Such right shall be irrevocable for a period of sixty days after the commencement of sales.

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Frequently asked questions

What happens to tenants when a Laguna Beach building converts to condos?

City rule: conversions need 180 days' written notice before the tenancy ends; present tenants get a 60-day exclusive right to buy once sales begin.

General information, not legal advice.

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