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Condo conversions in Moraga

Moraga'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 Moraga Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (extracted October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Moraga's code says

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Limits on conversions
  • Yearly conversions may not exceed the new rental units (in buildings of 2 or more units) added the year before.
    Applies: Per calendar year; unused allowance carries over to the next year.
    § 8.96.250 · code text
    The number of conversions in any one calendar year is limited to the town's potentially convertible rental stock.
Notice to tenants
  • A notice of intent delivered to each tenant, with the specified information.
    Applies: Existing tenants.
    § 8.96.140 · code text
    A notice of intent to convert shall be delivered to each tenant. Evidence of receipt by each tenant shall be submitted with the tentative map. The form of the notice shall be approved by the planning department and must inform the tenants of all right provided under this article.
  • Written notice of the intent to convert before leasing or renting a unit.
    Applies: Prospective tenants, after the tentative map is filed.
    § 8.96.190 · code text
    After the subdivider files the tentative map, he or she shall notify each prospective tenant in writing of the intent to convert before leasing or renting a unit.
Tenants' right to buy
  • A nontransferable right of first refusal to buy at no more than the public price, for at least 90 days.
    Applies: Current tenants; starts when the Subdivision Public Report issues or sales begin, whichever is later.
    § 8.96.150 · code text
    The right of first refusal shall extend for at least ninety (90) days from the date of issuance of the Subdivision Public Report or commencement of sales, whichever date is later.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Moraga's code: Yearly conversions may not exceed the new rental units (in buildings of 2 or more units) added the year before. (Per calendar year; unused allowance carries over to the next year.) (§ 8.96.250); A notice of intent delivered to each tenant, with the specified information. (Existing tenants.) (§ 8.96.140).

General information, not legal advice.

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