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Glossary<\/h1><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The following resources have been developed by staff with years of experience in tenants’ rights, but they DO NOT substitute for legal advice.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Accessory Dwelling Unit<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

An\u00a0ADU\u00a0<\/strong>is an\u00a0Accessory Dwelling Unit<\/strong>, sometimes called a\u00a0\u201cgranny flat,\u201d\u00a0\u201cin-law unit,\u201d or a \u201cback house.\u201d An ADU is\u00a0a separate\u00a0dwelling unit on a single parcel of land.\u00a0ADUs are often\u00a0stand-alone\u00a0buildings disconnected from the main house but can also be attached.\u00a0Where there is a \u201cfront house\u201d and an ADU on one\u00a0parcel, the property is\u00a0considered\u00a0a multi-family\u00a0property.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Banking<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the context of rent control, banking typically means that a landlord can forgo one or more rent increases and take them in the future. For example, if the allowable rent increase in Year A is 3% and in Year B is 2.5%, where banking is allowed a landlord could forgo the rent increase in Year A and then raise the rent in Year B by 5.5%. There are\u00a0different ways\u00a0of\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Condo<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Condo<\/strong>\u00a0is short for condominium, a type of real estate ownership in which the owner owns a specific unit in a larger multi-unit building. That unit can be bought and sold separately and independently from the rest of the building.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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CPI<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

CPI<\/strong>\u00a0is the abbreviation for\u00a0Consumer\u00a0Price Index, a measure of inflation set by the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. Usually expressed as a percentage, it is an average of how much more expensive things are getting. When CPI is 3%\u00a0it\u00a0means that a \u201cbasket of goods\u201d costs 3% more than they did one year ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Just\u00a0Cause for\u00a0Evictions<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Just\u00a0Cause for\u00a0Evictions\u00a0<\/strong>(sometimes also called \u00abGood Cause\u00bb) refers to a set of laws that protect tenants from being evicted when they are not in violation of the lease or other state and local laws.\u00a0There are variations in the way cities define these protections\u00a0but generally, just\u00a0cause means that you cannot be evicted for no reason. There are a few exceptions to this. See \u201cno-fault\u00a0eviction.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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No-fault Eviction<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A no-fault eviction<\/strong>\u00a0is a termination of tenancy in which the tenant is not at fault. Even in circumstances in which a city has just cause eviction protections, there are always going to be some no-fault reasons for termination of tenancy that are allowable, such as a government order finding the building is uninhabitable, owner move-in, or demolition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Unlawful Detainer (UD)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Unlawful Detainer (UD)\u00a0<\/strong>is the legal term for an\u00a0eviction lawsuit against a tenant. An unlawful detainer is a formal summons and complaint issued by a court which requires an \u201canswer\u201d within 10 business days.\u00a0This is different from a 3-day, 30-day, 60-day\u00a0or other kind of notice. The notice is a warning that must be issued by the owner prior to any formal legal action.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Vacancy Control<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Vacancy control\u00a0<\/strong>is a\u00a0component\u00a0of rent stabilization\u00a0in which the rent is regulated between tenancies.\u00a0As part of the Costa Hawkins Act,\u00a0California prohibits vacancy control in local rent stabilization regulations. This means that when a tenant moves out,\u00a0the landlord is allowed to set the rent for the new tenants at whatever price they want.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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