(A) To the extent that a unit can legally accommodate the displaced tenants, the tenants shall have the right to reoccupy the unit from which the tenants were displaced when the substandard or otherwise unlawful conditions of the unit are corrected.
(B) On or before the time the tenant vacates the unit, the owner shall provide written notice by personal delivery, or registered or certified mail, advising the tenant of the right to reoccupy the unit once the substandard or otherwise unlawful condition is corrected. The notice shall include a statement regarding the tenant’s obligation to provide the owner with the information requested in division (C) of this section and the consequences of the failure to do so.
(C) Unless the owner has provided the alternative temporary housing, within seven days after vacating the unit the tenants shall provide the owner with their current address to be used for future notification by the owner. Failure to provide such information in writing to the owner shall terminate their right to reoccupy the unit.
(D) As soon as possible after the unit is available for the tenants to reoccupy the unit, the owner shall provide written notice to the tenants by personal delivery, or registered or certified mail, advising the tenants of the availability of the unit. The owner shall make the unit available to the tenant for a period of 30 days following the date the tenants receive notice of the availability of the unit. The notice shall include the current address of the owner or owner’s agent to which the tenants must send a written statement of their desire to exercise the right to reoccupy the unit. The notice shall include a statement regarding the tenant’s obligation to provide the owner with the information requested in division (E) and the consequences of the failure to do so.
(E) Within seven days after receipt of the notice of the availability of the unit, the tenants shall notify the owner in writing that the tenants are exercising the right to reoccupy the unit. Failure to so notify the owner shall terminate their right to reoccupy the unit.
(1966 Code, § 19A-12) (Ord. 774, § 1(part))