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Condo conversions in Huntington Beach

Huntington Beach's own rules on condo conversions, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (extracted October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Huntington Beach's code says

Huntington Beach code What Huntington Beach's code adds
Relocation help
  • Moving expenses equal to 3 times the monthly rent.
    Applies: Applies to tenants who comply with all lease or financing terms and move out after the city approves the conversion use permit.
    § 235.10 · code text
    The applicant shall provide moving expenses equal to three times the monthly rent to any tenant, in compliance with all the terms of the subject lease and/or financing, who relocates from the building to be converted after City approval of the use permit authorizing conversion of the units.
  • Relocation help, including quarterly lists of comparable rentals, for at least 4 months after tentative map approval.
    Applies: Non-buying tenants; low- or moderate-income tenants and tenants with school children get at least 12 months to relocate.
    § 235.10 · code text
    Relocation assistance shall be provided by the applicant to non-purchasing tenants for a minimum period of four months following the tentative map approval.
Notice to tenants
  • At least 10 days before the proposed hearing date.
    Applies: Notice to residents of the public hearing on the application.
    § 235.10 · code text
    The department shall notify the residents of the public hearing not less than 10 days prior to the proposed hearing date on the application.
  • Written notice to each tenant within 10 days of final map or parcel map approval.
    § 235.10 · code text
    The applicant shall give written notification to each tenant within 10 days of approval of the final map or parcel map.
Tenants' right to buy
  • A nontransferable right of first refusal to buy their unit at a discount from the public price.
    Applies: Applies to current tenants when the conversion application is filed.
    § 235.10 · code text
    Any present tenant of any unit at the time of an application for conversion shall be given a nontransferable right of first refusal to purchase the unit occupied at a discount of the price offered to the general public.

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Frequently asked questions

What happens to tenants when a Huntington Beach building converts to condos?

Huntington Beach's code: Moving expenses equal to 3 times the monthly rent. (Applies to tenants who comply with all lease or financing terms and move out after the city approves the conversion use permit.) (§ 235.10); Relocation help, including quarterly lists of comparable rentals, for at least 4 months after tentative map approval. (Non-buying tenants; low- or moderate-income tenants and tenants with school children get at least 12 months to relocate.) (§ 235.10).

General information, not legal advice.

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