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60-Day Notice Ordinance

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Notice Requirements

TERMINATION OF MONTHLY AND QUARTERLY TENANCIES:

A landlord must provide tenants with a minimum of sixty (60) days’ written notice before terminating a residential tenancy without a specific duration in which the rent is payable on a quarterly or monthly basis (e.g. no written lease agreement). 60 days’ notice is not required to be provided for an eviction.

RENT INCREASE:

Residential landlords must provide tenants with a minimum of sixty (60) days’ written notice if the landlord proposes to increase the rental rate by more than 5% either at the end of a lease for a specific term (e.g. those with written lease agreements) or during a tenancy without specific duration (e.g. those without a written lease agreement).

FULL ORDINANCE: