Citrus Heights |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 66. PLANNING |
Article IV. PRIVATE RELOCATION ASSISTANCE FOR MASS EVICTIONS |
§ 66-101. Financial mitigation of adverse impact on displaced persons.
(a)
The low-income tenant of any accommodation required to move as a result of the owner's withdrawal of the accommodation from rent or lease shall be entitled to a relocation payment from the owner in the amount of $4,000.00 per accommodation. The payment shall be divided equally among all low-income tenants occupying the rental unit at the time of service on the tenants of the notice of intent to withdraw the unit from rent or lease. Only those persons who have a written or oral agreement with the owner for possession of the rental unit or who have paid rent to the owner shall be deemed low-income tenants for purposes of this section.
(b)
In order to claim entitlement to relocation assistance under this article, a tenant must execute and mail the forms provided under section 66-100(a)(1) within seven days of the date the notice required by that section is received by the tenant. The owner shall promptly thereafter, but in no event later than two business days prior to the date by which the tenant is required to vacate the accommodation, pay to the tenant any relocation payment to which the tenant is entitled under this section.
(c)
The owner may rescind the notice of intent to withdraw the accommodation from rent or lease and the notice of termination prior to any release of relocation payment to the low-income tenants by serving written notice stating such rescission on the tenants, with a copy to the city showing service upon the tenants. Subsequent to the payment of any relocation payment to the low-income tenants, the owner may rescind the notice of intent to withdraw the accommodation from rent or lease and the notice of termination only upon the written agreement of the tenants to remain in possession of the rental unit. If the low-income tenants remain in possession of the rental units after service of an owner's written notice of rescission of the eviction, the low-income tenants shall provide an accounting to the owner of the amount of the relocation payment expended for costs incurred in connection with the anticipated move from the accommodation, return to the owner that portion of the relocation payment not expended for such costs, and assign to the owner all rights to recover the amount of relocation payment paid to third parties.
(d)
The fact that a tenant has been served or otherwise received a notice of termination of tenancy prior to the effective date of the ordinance from which this article is derived shall not relieve the owner from the obligation to provide the relocation payment required by this section.
(Ord. No. 2002-03, § 1(16.150.060), 2-21-2002)