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Condo conversions in Morro Bay

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

What Morro Bay's code says

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Relocation help
  • The developer pays all reasonable relocation costs, up to 2 times the latest monthly rent.
    Applies: When comparable rentals exist in the area or city, or the tenant finds housing in the city without the developer's help.
    § 16.48.070 · code text
    If comparable rental housing is available in the area or elsewhere in the city, or if the tenant is able to find housing in the city independent of the attempts of the developer to find relocation housing, the developer shall make all necessary arrangements and pay all reasonable costs up to two times the most recent monthly rent of the unit to relocate nonpurchasing tenants into said housing.
  • All reasonable moving expenses, up to 2 times the latest monthly rent.
    Applies: When comparable rentals are not available in the area or Morro Bay, or the tenant chooses to move outside Morro Bay.
    § 16.48.070 · code text
    If comparable rental housing is not available in the area or in Morro Bay, or if the tenant chooses to relocate outside of Morro Bay, said tenant shall be reimbursed by the developer for all reasonable moving expenses for an amount up to two times the most recent monthly rent of the unit.
Notice to tenants
  • Written notice of intent at least 180 days before the tenancy ends due to conversion.
    Applies: The notice gives the owner's and subdivider's names and addresses, the approximate vacancy date, the right to buy, and a no-rent-increase statement.
    § 16.48.070 · code text
    The applicant shall give each tenant a written notice of intent to convert at least one hundred eighty days before termination of tenancy due to conversion. The notice shall contain at least the following:
Tenants' right to buy
  • Right of first refusal at no more than the public price, for at least 90 days.
    Applies: Counted from the public report or the start of sales, whichever is later.
    § 16.48.070 · code text
    This right of first refusal shall extend at least ninety 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 Morro Bay building converts to condos?

Morro Bay's code: The developer pays all reasonable relocation costs, up to 2 times the latest monthly rent. (When comparable rentals exist in the area or city, or the tenant finds housing in the city without the developer's help.) (§ 16.48.070); All reasonable moving expenses, up to 2 times the latest monthly rent. (When comparable rentals are not available in the area or Morro Bay, or the tenant chooses to move outside Morro Bay.) (§ 16.48.070).

General information, not legal advice.

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