§ 8.22.710. Definitions.

"Catastrophically Ill" has the same meaning as in O.M.C. 8.22.360 A.9.e.ii.

"City Administrator" means the Oakland City Administrator or their designee.

"City Attorney" means the Oakland City Attorney or their designee.

"Disabled" has the same meaning as in O.M.C. 8.22.360 A.9.e.i.b.

"Elderly" means sixty (60) years of age or older.

"Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance" means the ordinance adopted by the voters on November 5, 2002 (also known as Measure EE) and codified at O.M.C. 8.22.300 (O.M.C. Chapter 8.22, Article II).

"Move Out Agreement" means a written agreement wherein the owner pays the tenant money or other consideration to vacate a rental unit. An agreement to settle an unlawful detainer action filed in Alameda County Superior Court shall not be a "move out agreement" for purposes of this Article.

"Move Out Negotiations" means any discussion or bargaining, whether oral or written, between a tenant and an owner regarding the possibility of entering into a move out agreement. A move out negotiation begins upon the owner's initiation of such discussion or bargaining and ends at the earliest of the following events: when a move out agreement is executed, when the tenant vacates their unit, when the tenant expresses to the owner that the tenant no longer wishes to engage in move out negotiations, or when the owner provides written notice to the tenant that the owner no longer wishes to engage in move out negotiations. A counteroffer by the tenant does not end a move out negotiation.

"Owner" has the same meaning as "landlord" in O.M.C. 8.22.340.

"Rent Adjustment Program" has the same meaning as in O.M.C. 8.22.020.

"Rent Board" has the same meaning as "board" in O.M.C. 8.22.020.

"Rental Unit" as used in this Article includes a "rental unit" as defined in O.M.C. 8.22.340 or a "covered unit" as defined in O.M.C. 8.22.020.

"Tenant" has the same meaning as in O.M.C. 8.22.340.

"Tenant Protection Ordinance" means the ordinance codified at O.M.C. 8.22.600 (O.M.C. Chapter 8.22, Article V).

(Ord. No. 13483, § 1, 4-17-2018)