Condo conversions in Pleasanton: the local rules

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

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Relocation help	Help from a professional property management agency to find a comparable rental unit. Applies: People living in units or mobilehome spaces on the approval date who choose not to buy. § 17.04.100 · code text Relocation assistance provided by a professional property management agency, at the expense of the developer, in finding a comparable replacement rental unit; The developer pays moving expenses: actual costs or $500, whichever is less. Applies: Tenants on the approval date who choose not to buy, moving within the Tri-Valley Area. The city council may adjust the maximum. § 17.04.100 · code text Moving expenses paid for by the developer in an amount equal to the actual costs for any tenant relocating in the Tri-Valley Area, or $500.00, whichever is less. Actual utility connection costs, up to $100. Applies: People living in units or mobilehome spaces on the approval date who choose not to buy. § 17.04.100 · code text Utility connection fees paid for by the developer in an amount equal to actual expenses up to a maximum of $100.00.
Notice to tenants	60 days' written notice of intent to convert before the public hearing date. § 17.04.100 · code text Sixty days written notice of intent to convert prior to the public hearing date before the city council, planning commission, or staff review board; 10 days' notice of the hearing on the conversion application. § 17.04.100 · code text Ten days' notice of hearing on application to convert pursuant to Section 17.04.090;
Tenants' right to buy	First right of refusal to buy their own unit. Applies: Tenants living in units or mobilehome spaces on the date the conversion project is approved. § 17.04.100 · code text First right to refusal to purchase their own unit;

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Pleasanton's code: Help from a professional property management agency to find a comparable rental unit. (People living in units or mobilehome spaces on the approval date who choose not to buy.) (§ 17.04.100); The developer pays moving expenses: actual costs or $500, whichever is less. (Tenants on the approval date who choose not to buy, moving within the Tri-Valley Area. The city council may adjust the maximum.) (§ 17.04.100).

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