6.20.090 Notice Requirements.
A. An owner of any residential real property subject to this chapter shall, on or before the date of commencement of a tenancy, give the tenant a written notice in a form prescribed by the City which must include the following information:
1. The existence and scope of this chapter; and
2. The tenant’s right to respond to any fair return petition filed with the City by the owner pursuant to Larkspur Municipal Code Section 6.20.060.
B. As part of any notice to increase rent, an owner must include:
1. Notice of the existence of this chapter; and
2. The tenant’s right to respond to any fair return petition filed with the City by the owner and right to appeal a City Manager decision on a reasonable fair return petition pursuant to Larkspur Municipal Code Section 6.20.060.
3. No rent increase shall take effect until the requirements of this chapter have been met.
C. When the owner and tenant have entered into a written lease, the owner must give notices to the tenant in the language used in the lease. When the owner and tenant have not entered into a written lease, the owner must give notices to the tenant in the language that the owner and tenant used to negotiate the terms of the tenancy. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the owner must give notices to the tenant in the primary language spoken by the tenant, if known to the owner. (Ord. 1067 § 2, 2023)