A. Whenever an apartment unit is voluntarily vacated by all the tenants occupying such apartment unit, the provisions of this chapter shall be of no force or effect with respect to the rerental of the apartment unit; provided, however, such unit shall again become subject to the provisions of this chapter upon rerental unless such unit is exempted by section 4-5-102 of this chapter. So long as such unit continues to be rented to one or more of those persons who rented such unit when it was subject to the provisions of this chapter or any prior law of the city relating to rent stabilization, such rent shall not exceed that allowable under the provisions of this chapter, nor shall the level of housing services be reduced.
B. Notwithstanding any provision of subsection A of this section to the contrary, if an apartment unit has been vacated following a notice of eviction for the purpose of demolishing or moving the apartment building, converting the apartment unit to condominium use, or remodeling the apartment unit, and the apartment unit is subsequently rerented, such apartment unit shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter until such time as such subsequent tenant has occupied the apartment unit for at least one year. If such subsequent tenant voluntarily vacates the apartment unit after the one year period, the provisions of subsection A of this section shall apply. (1962 Code § 11-3.10; amd. Ord. 91-O-2118, eff. 5-24-1991; Ord. 91-O-2135, eff. 1-9-1992)