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Condo conversions in Seaside

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

What Seaside's code says

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Notice to tenants
  • 180 days' written notice of intent to convert before the tenancy ends.
    Applies: When the tenancy ends because of the conversion or proposed conversion.
    § 16.28.080 · code text
    The subdivider shall have given to each of the tenants of the subject property one hundred eighty days’ written notice of intention to convert prior to termination of tenancy due to the conversion or proposed conversion.
  • At least 7 days before the hearing, stating its time and place and the tenant's right to be heard.
    Applies: Public hearings before a tentative map is approved; sent by U.S. mail.
    § 16.28.060 · code text
    The notice shall be by United States mail at least seven days prior to any such hearing and shall include notice of time and place of the public hearing and notification of the tenant’s right to appear and the right to be heard.
Tenants' right to buy
  • At least 90 days from the date the subdivision public report is issued.
    Applies: The tenant's exclusive right to contract to buy their unit.
    § 16.28.090 · code text
    The right shall run for a period of not less than ninety days from the date of issuance of the subdivision public report pursuant to Section 11018.2 of the Business and Professions Code, unless the tenant gives prior written notice of his or her intention not to exercise the right.
  • The same terms the public will be offered first, or better terms for the tenant.
    Applies: The tenant's exclusive right to contract to buy their unit.
    § 16.28.090 · code text
    The subdivider shall have given to each of the tenants of the subject property notice of an exclusive right to contract for the purchase of his or her respective unit upon the same terms and conditions that such unit will be initially offered to the general public or terms more favorable to the tenant.

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Frequently asked questions

What happens to tenants when a Seaside building converts to condos?

Seaside's code: 180 days' written notice of intent to convert before the tenancy ends. (When the tenancy ends because of the conversion or proposed conversion.) (§ 16.28.080); At least 7 days before the hearing, stating its time and place and the tenant's right to be heard. (Public hearings before a tentative map is approved; sent by U.S. mail.) (§ 16.28.060).

General information, not legal advice.

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