Mountain View Council Adopts Tenant’s Rights Ordinance – Slow Creep towards Rent Control?
In an effort to help tenants navigate the ever increasing costs of rents the City of Mountain View City Council adopted a Right to Lease ordinance improving tenant’s rights on December 8, 2015 which takes effect January 7, 2016. Now, landlords who own tri-plexes, four-plexes, and bigger (housed within a single structure) are required to offer tenants a minimum of six or twelve month tenancy. The tenant will now have the option of choosing a written lease document, or a month-to-month tenancy. If a written lease is selected the minimum term is required to be a six-month or twelve-month lease.