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Condo conversions in Mill Valley

Mill Valley's own rules on condo conversions, with the code text for every value.

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

What Mill Valley's code says

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Relocation help
  • 3 months' rent, based on HUD's yearly Fair Market Rent for the apartment size in Marin County.
    Applies: Tenant households whose units are converted to condominiums, with stated exceptions.
    § 20.59.120 · code text
    all tenant households whose rental units are being converted to condominiums are entitled to financial relocation assistance in the amount of three month's rent based on HUD's annual Fair Market Rent for apartment size for Marin County.
  • A one-time payment, made no later than the day the tenant gets notice to vacate.
    Applies: Relocation assistance payment.
    § 20.59.120 · code text
    The relocation payment shall be a one-time payment, paid no later than the day on which the applicant gives notice to the tenant to vacate the premises.
Notice to tenants
  • Within 5 days.
    Applies: After the public report is issued; written notice by mail that also gives the tenant the right to buy.
    § 20.59.100 · code text
    In addition, within five days of the issuance of the public report, the applicant must notify each tenant by mail and in writing that the public report has been issued
  • Within 10 days.
    Applies: After the city approves a parcel map or final map.
    § 20.59.110 · code text
    Applicant must notify each tenant in writing within 10 days of the City's approval of a parcel map or final map for the proposed condominium conversion.
  • At least 180 days.
    Applies: Notice of termination of tenancy before tenants must move out.
    § 20.59.110 · code text
    Applicant must provide notice of termination of tenancy to all tenants at least 180 days prior to the date on which tenants must vacate the property.
Tenants' right to buy
  • At least 90 days of exclusive right to buy.
    Applies: Starts when the subdivision public report is issued, unless the tenant gives prior written notice of not using the right.
    § 20.59.100 · code text
    The exclusive right to purchase shall commence on the date the subdivision public report is issued, as provided in Section 11018.2 of the Business and Professions Code, and shall run for a period of not less than 90 days, unless the tenant gives prior written notice of his or her intention not to exercise the right.

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Frequently asked questions

What happens to tenants when a Mill Valley building converts to condos?

Mill Valley's code: 3 months' rent, based on HUD's yearly Fair Market Rent for the apartment size in Marin County. (Tenant households whose units are converted to condominiums, with stated exceptions.) (§ 20.59.120); A one-time payment, made no later than the day the tenant gets notice to vacate. (Relocation assistance payment.) (§ 20.59.120).

General information, not legal advice.

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