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Condo conversions in Orinda

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

What Orinda's code says

Orinda code What Orinda's code adds
Relocation help
  • 3 times the monthly rent for moving expenses.
    Applies: Prospective tenants owed notice who became tenants, did not get the notice, and do not buy their unit.
    § 16.84.220 · code text
    the subdivider shall pay to each prospective tenant who becomes a tenant and who was entitled to such notice and who does not purchase his or her unit an amount equal to three times the monthly rent for moving expenses.
Notice to tenants
  • At least 60 days before the conversion application is filed.
    Applies: Applies to the notice of intent to convert.
    § 16.84.210 · code text
    Evidence of receipt by each tenant of the notice at least sixty (60) days prior to filing the application to convert shall be provided to the Community Development Department.
  • Notice of the filing, starting at least 60 days before the tentative map is filed.
    Applies: Applies to new rental applicants, before any rent or deposit is accepted.
    § 16.84.220 · code text
    Beginning at a date not less than sixty (60) days prior to the filing of the tentative map, the subdivider or his or her agent shall give notice of such filing in the form outlined in Government Code Section 66452.8 (b) to each person applying after such date for rental of a unit prior to acceptance of any rent or deposit.

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Frequently asked questions

What happens to tenants when an Orinda building converts to condos?

Orinda's code: 3 times the monthly rent for moving expenses. (Prospective tenants owed notice who became tenants, did not get the notice, and do not buy their unit.) (§ 16.84.220); At least 60 days before the conversion application is filed. (Applies to the notice of intent to convert.) (§ 16.84.210).

General information, not legal advice.

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