(i) A landlord must permit a tenant who is not subject to
eviction for nonpayment and who has a permanent physical
disability as defined in subdivision (m) of Section 12926 of
the Government Code and that is related to mobility to move
to an available comparable or smaller unit on an accessible
floor of the property.
(ii) A landlord subject to subsection (i) shall comply with any
requirement to engage in an interactive process with the
tenant, including Sections 12177 to 12180, inclusive, of Title
2 of the California Code of Regulations and shall allow the
tenant to retain their rental agreement at the same rental
rate and terms of the existing agreement if all of the
following apply:
A) The move is determined to be necessary to accommodate the tenant’s physical
disability related to mobility.
B) There is no operational elevator that serves the floor of the tenant’s current
dwelling or unit.
C) The new dwelling or unit is in the same building or on the same parcel with at
least four other units and shares the same owner.
D) The new dwelling or unit does not require renovation to comply with applicable
requirements of the Health and Safety Code.
E) The tenant provides the owner a written request to move into an available
comparable or smaller unit located on an accessible floor of the property prior to
that unit becoming available.