Notices in Salinas

Sec. 17-02.54. - Requirements upon termination of tenancy. (a) Requirements Upon Termination of Tenancy for At Fault Just Cause. If a Landlord issues a termination notice for at fault just cause, the Landlord shall do the following: (1) Notice to Tenant. Before a Landlord issues a notice to terminate a tenancy for at fault just cause that is a curable lease violation, the Landlord shall first give written notice of the violation within a reasonable time period prior to serving a notice to terminate tenancy, with a minimum of ten days' opportunity to cure the violation, and shall inform the Tenant that a failure to cure may result in the initiation of eviction proceedings, including a description of the violation and an opportunity to cure the violation. The notice shall also include any information necessary to determine the date, time, place, witnesses present, and other circumstances concerning the reason for the notice. The ten day written warning notice requirement shall not apply if the Landlord is seeking to recover possession based on the Tenant causing or creating an imminent risk of physical harm to persons or property. (2) Additional Notice to Tenant. The Landlord shall give written notice to the Tenant at least thirty or sixty days prior to the proposed date of termination as required by California Civil Code section 1946.1, as may be amended, in no less than 12-point font. The written notice shall contain the following: (A) The Landlord shall provide a description of the basis for the termination. In any notice purporting to terminate a tenancy the Landlord shall state the cause for the termination, and in any action brought to recover possession of a Rental Unit, the Landlord shall allege and prove compliance with this section and that the Landlord seeks to recover possession of the Rental Unit with good faith, honest intent, and with no ulterior motive for the reason stated in the termination notice. (b) Requirements Upon Termination of Tenancy for No Fault Just Cause. If a Landlord issues a termination notice for no fault just cause, the Landlord shall do the following: (1) Notice to Tenant. The Landlord shall give written notice to the Tenant at least thirty or sixty days prior to the proposed date of termination as required by California Civil Code section 1946.1, as may be amended, in no less than 12-point font. The written notice shall contain the following: (A) The Landlord shall provide a description of the basis for the termination. In any notice purporting to terminate a tenancy the Landlord shall state the cause for the termination, and in any action brought to recover possession of a Rental Unit, the Landlord shall allege and prove compliance with this section and that the Landlord seeks to recover possession of the Rental Unit with good faith, honest intent, and with no ulterior motive for the reason stated in the termination notice. (B) The notice shall state the Tenant's right to relocation assistance by a direct payment to the Tenant. (C) The notice shall state the Tenant's right to receive an offer to renew the tenancy and thirty days to accept the offer in the event the residential Rental Unit is offered again for rent or lease for residential purposes within five years of the date the Tenant was evicted under Section 17-02.53(b) and that to exercise such right, the Tenant: (i) Shall notify the Landlord in within thirty days of the termination notice of the Tenant's desire to receive an offer to renew the tenancy; (ii) Provide the Landlord a mailing address or email address for the Landlord to send the offer; and (iii) Provide the Landlord a change of mailing address or email address. Rent shall be the Rent lawfully paid by the Tenant at the time the Landlord gave notice to vacate plus any lawful adjustment under the Rent Stabilization Ordinance. The terms of the Rental Housing Agreement shall be the same terms in effect as of the date of the notice to vacate. All notices of termination of tenancy served under this section shall state the lawful Rent in effect at the time of termination of tenancy. (2) Filing Termination Notices with the City. The Landlord shall file with the City Attorney a copy of any notice of terminating tenancy upon a Tenant and any accompanying materials, including all warning notices, within three days of service of the notice on the Tenant. Each notice shall be indexed by property address and by the name of the Landlord. (c) Relocation Assistance for Termination for No Fault Just Cause. (1) A Landlord seeking to recover possession under section 17-02.53(b) shall, regardless of the Tenant's income or length of tenancy provide relocation assistance to the Tenant in an amount equal to three months of actual Rent under the Tenant's Rental Housing Agreement in effect at the date of the notice. (2) The relocation assistance required by this section shall not relieve the Landlord's obligation to, and shall be in addition to, the return of any deposit or security amounts owed to the Tenant. (d) Additional Requirement Upon Termination of a Tenancy for No Fault Just Cause. If a residential rental property is offered for rent or lease for residential purposes within five years of the date the Tenant was evicted under section 17-02.53(b), a Landlord shall first offer to lease the residential real property in writing to the Tenant displaced from the Rental Unit by the no fault just cause termination if the Tenant: (1) Advised the Landlord in writing within thirty days of the termination notice of the Tenant's desire to receive an offer to renew the tenancy; and (2) Provide the Landlord a mailing address or email address for the Landlord to send the offer, including any change of mailing address or email address. (e) In addition to other remedies applicable to Landlord's failure to comply with this Article, a Landlord's failure to strictly comply with this section shall render void any notice of termination required by this section. (Ord. No. 2682(NCS), § 2, 9-24-2024)

Salinas law limits the amount your Rent can be increased. See Article IIA of Chapter 17 of the Salinas Municipal Code section for more information. Salinas law also provides that a Landlord shall provide a statement of cause in any notice to terminate a tenancy. In addition, Tenants evicted on a no fault basis have the right to return at the same rent, and the right to relocation payments. See Salinas Municipal Code section 17-02.54(b) for more information.

Sec. 17-02.10. - Notice requirements. (a) On or before the date of commencement of a tenancy, the Landlord of any residential real property subject to this Rent Stabilization Ordinance shall deliver to the Tenant written notice of the following in a form prescribed by the City Attorney: (1) The tenancy is regulated by this Rent Stabilization Ordinance; (2) The Tenant has a right to submit a complaint to the City pursuant to section 17-02.13 or a Rent Reduction Petition pursuant to section 7-02.06 for Rent demanded, accepted, or retained in violation of this Rent Stabilization Ordinance, a reduction in Housing Services, or failure to maintain habitable premises; (3) The Landlord has a right to respond to any Rent reduction petition filed by the Tenant with the City pursuant to section 17-02.06; and (4) The Tenant has a right to respond to any Fair Return Petition filed by the Landlord with the City pursuant to section 17-02.07.

(b) At the same time and with any notice to increase Rent, the Landlord must deliver written notice of the following: (1) The tenancy is regulated by this Rent Stabilization Ordinance; (2) The Tenant has a right to submit a complaint to the City pursuant to the procedures established pursuant to section 17-02.12 or a Rent Reduction Petition pursuant to section 17-02.06 for Rent demanded, accepted, or retained in violation of this Rent Stabilization Ordinance, a reduction in Housing Services, or failure to maintain habitable premises; (3) The Tenant has a right to respond to any Fair Return Petition filed by the Landlord with the City pursuant to section 17-02.07; and (4) No rent increase is effective unless and until the requirements of this Rent Stabilization Ordinance have been met.

(d) Landlords must provide to each Tenant a current notice of Tenant and Tenant household rights under this Article in accordance with the requirements of this section: (1) Within thirty calendar days of this Article taking effect; (2) When entering into a Rental Housing Agreement; (3) When renewing a Rental Housing Agreement; (4) When providing notice of a Rent increase; (5) When a Landlord lists the Property for sale; and (6) Within thirty days of acquiring title to the Rental Unit or Property.

Notices provided under this section shall be in English and in Spanish. If the Rental Housing Agreement governing a Rental Unit to which this Article applies is in a language other than English or Spanish, the Landlord must provide an accurate translation of the notice of Tenant's rights in the language of the Rental Housing Agreement.

(c) When a Landlord and Tenant have entered into a written Rental Housing Agreement, the Landlord must give notices to the Tenant in the language primarily used in the Rental Housing Agreement. When a Landlord and Tenant have not entered into a written Rental Housing Agreement, the Landlord must give notices to the Tenant in the language that a Landlord and Tenant used primarily when negotiating the terms of the Tenancy. (d) Notices provided by a Landlord under this Article shall be in English and Spanish. (Ord. No. 2681(NCS), § 2, 9-24-2024)