in this subsection shall establish or create any obligation of an owner to permit or
consent to a sublease or assignment.
(3) Acceptance of rent by the landlord shall not operate as a waiver or
otherwise prevent enforcement of a covenant prohibiting sublease or assignment, or as
a waiver of an owner’s rights to establish the initial rental rate, unless the landlord has
received written notice from the tenant that is a party to the agreement and thereafter
accepted rent. The landlord’s right to establish the initial rent shall not be waived if,
after receiving written notice that the last original occupant has vacated the premises,
the landlord agrees in writing with any tenants still occupying the unit that the landlord’s
right to establish the initial rental rate, consistent with Civil Code section 827, shall be
extended for up to six months following receipt of the notice.
(4) A landlord may not unilaterally impose or require an existing tenant to
agree to new material terms of tenancy or a new rental agreement, unless the
provisions are substantially
identical to the prior rental agreement.
(5) Where the landlord initially rents a rental unit to a tenant and authorizes
more than one tenant to occupy the unit, but fails to place the name of more than one
tenant on the lease, all tenants who occupy the unit within one month, with permission
of the landlord, express or implied, shall be considered to be original occupants.