If a landlord decides to demolish the single building on one of his
rental properties in order to build condominiums to sell, can he
continue to rent out the units in the buildings on his other
properties?  Or does he have to "go out of business" as a rental
landlord entirely?  Thank you!

HI Angelena,
This seems like more than a $2 question but since I am not a
researcher, that doesn't matter  -and I'm not going to answer it, just
list a couple of sites for you or someone else who wants to pursue the
matter.

This one is landlord oriented, and the following tenant oriented (and
provides a link to download the text of the act):

http://www.landlord.com/ellis_act_frame.htm

http://www.sftu.org/ellis.html

The third paragraph of the article on this site addresses your
question directly (as does the landlord one:

http://www.sfaa.org/magazine/archives/04/apr/0404.wiegel.html

It seems to be a question of how many units there are in the single
building that he wants to demolish.

Since you probably already know this, I hope a more legally oriented
person will be able to help you.

and here is the text:

http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/rent/ellis/Ellisact.html

Angelena,
You probably also know that cities and counties have passed related
legislation that should also be considered.

I'm sure you're right, myoarin, about the value of the answer.....but
sad to say, the tenants who've received their eviction notices haven't
many resources, financial or otherwise.

Thank you for your helpful information!

HI, thanks for replying.  Sorry to hear that it has gotten that far.
Landlords with more than one building are probably  (unfortunately in
this case) aware of their rights.  I would suggest talking to a
tenants' association in the area.

Good luck!