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Condo conversions in Pismo Beach

Pismo 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 Pismo Beach Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (extracted October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Pismo Beach's code says

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Relocation help
  • Help finding a comparable replacement rental unit.
    Applies: Each eligible tenant living there at map approval who does not plan to buy a unit.
    § 16.64.070 · code text
    The covenant and agreement shall provide that the applicant will assist each eligible tenant in finding a comparable replacement rental unit.
  • The rent difference, if the new unit costs more, for 1 year from relocation.
    Applies: Eligible tenants whose replacement rent is higher.
    § 16.64.070 · code text
    Where the rent for a unit into which an eligible tenant moves is higher than the rent for the unit the tenant occupied in the conversion project, the subdivider shall agree to pay the difference for a period of one year from the date of relocation.
  • $200 applies to the rent-difference subsidy.
    Applies: Tenants with special protection: over 62, handicapped, disabled, or living with minor children.
    § 16.64.070 · code text
    In case of a tenant who qualifies for "special protection," as defined in subsection (C) of this section, two hundred dollars shall apply to this subsidy.
  • No more than $100 per month per unit for the rent subsidy.
    Applies: All other eligible tenants without special protection.
    § 16.64.070 · code text
    In all other cases, the subdivider shall not be required to pay more than one hundred dollars per month per unit pursuant to this provision.
  • $500 relocation fee plus up to $500 for actual moving costs.
    Applies: Tenants of the conversion project.
    § 16.64.070 · code text
    The applicant shall pay the tenants a fee of five hundred dollars for relocation and up to five hundred dollars for actual moving costs.
Notice to tenants
  • 120 days' written notice of the planned conversion before the tenancy ends.
    Applies: Existing tenants.
    § 16.64.050 · code text
    Each tenant of a conversion project shall be given one hundred twenty days' written notice of intention to convert prior to termination of tenancy due to the conversion or proposed conversion.
  • A copy of the 120-day notice before signing any rental agreement.
    Applies: People who become tenants after the 120-day notice date.
    § 16.64.050 · code text
    Each person who becomes a tenant of a conversion project after the date of such one hundred twenty days' notice shall be given a copy thereof before entering into any written or oral rental agreement, but shall not be entitled to one hundred twenty days' written notice prior to termination of tenancy due to the conversion or proposed conversion.
  • Written notice at least 15 days before the public hearing.
    Applies: Public hearing on a tentative map or preliminary parcel map.
    § 16.64.050 · code text
    Such notice shall be in writing and mailed not less than fifteen days prior to the public hearing on the tentative map or preliminary parcel map.
Tenants' right to buy
  • At least 60 days to contract to buy the unit, or a share giving exclusive occupancy.
    Applies: Each tenant; counted from the date the subdivision public report is issued.
    § 16.64.050 · code text
    The right shall run for a period of not less than sixty days from the date of issuance of the subdivision public report pursuant to Section 11018.2 of the California Business and Professions Code, unless the applicant receives prior written notice of the tenant's intention not to exercise the right.
  • Right of first refusal to buy a comparable unit in the same project, where possible.
    Applies: A tenant who cannot buy their unit because units were combined.
    § 16.64.050 · code text
    A tenant who is prevented from purchasing his unit due to combination of units shall be given a right of first refusal with respect to the comparable unit in the same conversion project, to the extent possible.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Pismo Beach's code: Help finding a comparable replacement rental unit. (Each eligible tenant living there at map approval who does not plan to buy a unit.) (§ 16.64.070); The rent difference, if the new unit costs more, for 1 year from relocation. (Eligible tenants whose replacement rent is higher.) (§ 16.64.070).

General information, not legal advice.

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