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Buyout agreements in Pasadena

In Covered Rental Units, Pasadena buyouts need a Rental Board form notice first and filing within 60 days; tenants get 45 days to cancel.

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Buyouts: In Covered Rental Units, Pasadena buyouts need a Rental Board form notice first and filing within 60 days; tenants get 45 days to cancel.

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

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Required disclosure	Yes; before offering a buyout, the landlord must give a Rental Board form notice in the tenant's primary language. Applies: Covered Rental Units only; given before the buyout offer; the notice is dated and signed by the landlord and tenants. § 1810 · code text Before making a Buyout Offer, the Landlord shall provide the Tenant(s) with a notice, which shall be written in the primary language of the Tenant on a form prepared and authorized by the Rental Board; and which shall be dated and signed by the Landlord and the Tenant(s).
Filing with the city	Yes; the landlord must file the signed notice and buyout agreement with the Rental Board within 60 days of signing. Applies: Covered Rental Units only. § 1810 · code text The Landlord shall file with the Rental Board copies of the notice required pursuant to this section signed by the Tenant and the Landlord and the Buyout Agreement within 60 days of the Buyout Agreement execution.
Required terms	In the tenant's primary language; 12-point-or-larger bold text above the tenant signature states a 45-day right to cancel after signing. Applies: Covered Rental Units only; cancelling carries no obligation or penalty; it also says the tenant need not sign and may consult an attorney or Rental Board. § 1810 · code text Every Buyout Agreement shall be written in the primary language of the Tenant and state in a minimum of 12-point bold type above the Tenant signature line as follows: Signed and dated by the landlord and the tenant. Applies: Covered Rental Units only. § 1810 · code text Every Buyout Agreement shall be signed and dated by the Landlord and Tenant. The tenant must get a copy of the fully signed buyout agreement. Applies: Covered Rental Units only. § 1810 · code text A copy of the fully executed Buyout Agreement shall be given to the Tenant.
Time to cancel	45 days to cancel. Applies: Covered Rental Units only; for any reason, counted from signing by the landlord and tenant, with no obligation or penalty. § 1810 · code text A Tenant shall have the right to cancel a Buyout Agreement for any reason for up to 45 days after execution by the Landlord and the Tenant without any financial obligation or penalty. Until the applicable statute of limitations period ends. Applies: Covered Rental Units only; when the required notice or the buyout agreement does not meet the section's or the Rental Board's rules. § 1810 · code text Whenever the notice required pursuant to this section and/or the Buyout Agreement does not conform to the requirements of this section or Rental Board regulations, the Tenant shall have the right to cancel the Buyout Agreement through the applicable statute of limitations period.

Also in Pasadena's code: The Pasadena Fair and Equitable Housing Charter Amendment (Charter Art. XVIII, § 1810). This page does not summarize it yet.

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