§ 15.60.100. Move-back option.

A.

An eligible tenant household who has experienced temporary or permanent displacement from its rental unit or room due to code enforcement activities shall have the option of moving back into that rental unit or room, or, if this is not possible, to move into an equivalent unit or room in the same building, if and when the unit or room is ready for occupancy. If a tenant household wishes to avail itself of this option, it must inform the property owner in writing of its current address at all times during the period of displacement.

B.

The property owner shall notify the eligible relocated tenant household at least thirty (30) days in advance by certified mail of the availability of the unit or room. If a shorter notice is given and the tenant household indicates that it wishes to move back, the unit or room must be held vacant at no cost to the household for a period no less than thirty-five days after the mailing of the notice of availability. The notice shall provide that within seven days of receipt of notice of availability of the unit or room, a tenant household wishing to move back must notify the property owner in writing of this election.

C.

If a tenant household wishing to move back into the unit or room is required to pay a security deposit, the tenant must be permitted sufficient time to obtain a refund of any deposit paid to obtain housing during the period of relocation.

D.

This move-back option is in addition to an eligible tenant household's entitlement to monetary relocation payments from the property owner under this Chapter, and exercise of this option by a tenant household shall not affect that household's eligibility for such payments.

E.

For tenants in units covered under O.M.C. Chapter 8.22, the rent upon return to the unit shall be adjusted pursuant to Article I of O.M.C. Chapter 8.22 for any allowable increases or required decreases for habitability violations.

(Ord. No. 13417, § 1, 1-31-2017; Ord. No. 13416, § 2, 1-23-2017)