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You may set the maximum number of occupants for your unit in the original lease. If your tenant requests to sublease their unit, you may refuse their request in writing within 14 days of receiving said request. You must state the reason for your refusal, which may not be based on the proposed additional occupant's...

Under the ordinance, you may establish a temporary tenancy with a new tenant that does not require relocation payments if the following are true: You will be recovering the unit to occupy as your primary residence when the temporary tenancy ends; You previously occupied the unit as your primary residence prior to the temporary tenancy...

No. Short-term rentals of less than 30 days are exempt from just cause eviction protections.

It depends. ADUs are not subject to Fairfax’s just cause ordinance if the ADU is attached to your home and that home is your primary residence. JADUs are not subject to Fairfax’s just cause ordinance if you occupy the home.

Lease terms under one year: You can choose to evict your tenant if their lease term is less than one year and you had previously occupied the unit and want to return. You are not required to provide any relocation payments. Protections for school age children and educators: You cannot evict for substantial repairs or...

Under the ordinance, you maintain the right to evict your tenant in order to permanently withdraw your rental unit from the rental market (i.e., go out of business) as permitted by the Ellis Act. These are often referred to as “Ellis Act Evictions.” If you serve your tenant an Ellis Act Eviction, you are required...

Under the ordinance, you may evict your tenant if you or your spouse, child, parent, grandparent, brother, sister, the spouse/domestic partner of the relative, or a care giver providing care to a member of the household seek in good faith to occupy the unit as your/their primary residence. This is referred to as an “Owner...

You can evict your tenant if the repairs are such that it would require your tenant to vacate their unit for more than 30 days. However, you must meet certain requirements. The repairs must be necessary to address certain health and safety violations and you must acquire permits before you serve your tenant with a...

Short-Term Relocation Payments If your tenant is temporarily displaced for 30 days or less due to the need for repairs or renovation (Example: termite tenting), you are required to immediately provide the short-term relocation payments in the amount of $190 per day that the tenant is relocated. If your tenant accepts these short-term relocation payments,...

Fairfax’s ordinance will cover most tenants. However, there are several exclusions from the law. If your units fall into one of the following categories, Fairfax’s Just Cause Evictions Ordinance does not apply to your tenants: Dorm rooms Mobile homes in mobile home parks Hotel rooms and short-term rentals, if your tenant stayed in the unit...

The original ordinance went into effect on 12/2/22. The ordinance has been revised and the revisions went into effect on 10/6/23.

Fairfax’s Just Cause Evictions Ordinance prohibits arbitrary evictions. You may still evict a tenant if you have a just cause. You may still legally evict a tenant for the following just causes: Failure to pay rent Breach of lease, but see below for sublessee exceptions Creating a nuisance or damaging the unit Damaging or trespassing...