How may a unit become exempt from the Ordinance?
A rental unit is or may become exempt from the Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance if a landlord offers a new or existing tenant in good faith a written lease with a term of one year. If offered a lease, a tenant or a prospective tenant may: 1) Accept the lease in writing. OR 2) Reject the lease in writing, or by failing to sign the lease within 30 days of the offer. In either case, the unit is exempt from the Ordinance. If the tenant rejects the offer for a written lease with a term of one year, the landlord and tenant may then enter into a written rental agreement that provides for rental terms substantially similar to the lease offered.
