1310. All Evictions: Specificity of Good Cause in Notice and Complaint
(A) The specific good cause and every element of that good cause as set
forth in Section 13(A)(1) through (10) shall be stated in writing as part of the notice of
termination or the notice to quit to the tenant.
(B) The notice of termination or notice to quit upon which an unlawful
detainer or other possessory action is based shall be attached as an exhibit to the
complaint filed in such action.
(C) A landlord's failure to specify good cause and every element of that good
cause as set forth in Section 13(A)(1) through (10) of the Ordinance in the notice of
termination or the notice to quit and in the complaint for possession shall be a defense
to any action for possession of a rental unit covered by this Ordinance.
[Effective Date of Subsections (A) and (B): November 26, 1980; of Subsection (C):
March 25, 1981; of Subsection (D): May 11, 2001; December 6, 2004 eliminated (D)]
[Original policy of subsections (A) and (B) adopted August 20, 1980, amended by rule
adopted November 26, 1980]