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All owners of potentially hazardous URM buildings, any portions of which are leased or rented to any residential or commercial tenant, shall do the following:

(a)Notify each tenant in writing that the building is included on the URM inventory within thirty (30) days of the effective date of this chapter and any amendment thereto, and notify each new tenant at a change of tenancy.

(b)Notify each tenant in writing of the owner’s planned schedule for engaging in seismic retrofit pursuant to this chapter, at least twenty-one (21) days in advance of the first planned construction, including notice of any reasonably anticipated major disruption or reduction in service provided to the tenants.

(c)Notify each tenant in writing of any relocation by the tenant which will be reasonably necessitated by mandatory seismic retrofit pursuant to this chapter, at least ninety (90) days in advance of such necessary relocation.

(d)Notify each tenant that they may be eligible for financial assistance to offset the cost for the relocation as provided for in the City of Berkeley Relocation Ordinance.

(e)Post and maintain until the building is removed from the URM inventory a clearly visible warning inside the main entrance of the building, stipulating as follows:

"This is an unreinforced masonry building which, under State of California law, constitutes a severe threat to life safety in the event of an earthquake of moderate to high magnitude."

(f)Mail a copy with proof of service of each notification in compliance with this section addressed to: URM Retrofit Coordinator, Building and Safety Division, 2120 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA 94704. (Ord. 6604-NS § 2, 2000)