§ 3.108.090. Amount of relocation payments.

(a)

Permanent displacement. An eligible tenant household that will experience permanent displacement as defined above shall receive a monetary relocation payment from the property owner equal to three times the current monthly United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rent for a unit of comparable size and type to the dwelling or room from which the displacement occurs, plus a payment not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for actual moving costs and related expenses incurred by the tenant household and substantiated by reasonably probative documentation. The property owner shall treat any non-complying dwelling or room that does not have one or more separate bedrooms as an "efficiency unit" for purposes of determining the applicable HUD Fair Market Rent and calculating the required monetary relocation payment on that basis. In addition, the tenant household is entitled to a refund and/or accounting for any security deposit held by the property owner pursuant to California Civil Code Section 1950.5. For purposes of this chapter, "HUD Fair Market Rent" means the amount specified in the schedule of Fair Market Rents for existing housing published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, applicable to the County of San Mateo and current as of the date the County or court issues the notice to vacate, notice to abate life-threatening condition, or declaration of substandard condition.

(b)

Temporary displacement. An eligible tenant household that will experience temporary displacement as defined above shall receive monetary relocation payment or payments from the property owner to cover the tenant household's actual and reasonable moving expenses and temporary housing accommodations costs incurred as a result of the temporary displacement. "Moving expenses" shall include the cost of removing, transporting, and/or storing the tenant household's personal property during the displacement period, and "temporary housing accommodations costs" shall include the cost of rental payments and hotel or motel payments during the displacement period. Except as provided in section 3.108.060(e), in no event shall the property owner be liable for making payments in excess of the amount the tenant household would receive in the case of permanent displacement under section 3.108.090(a).

(c)

Immediate vacation. When the condition of a dwelling or room is a danger to the public health and safety such that the County requires immediate vacation, i.e., vacation with less than thirty (30) days advance notice either from the County or from the property owner to the tenant household of the need to vacate, an eligible tenant household displaced from such a dwelling or room shall be entitled to an additional payment from the property owner in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), in addition to the amounts set forth above. Such additional payment is intended to compensate the tenant household for the additional costs associated with short-notice moves and the added inconvenience of such moves.

(d)

Payments for relocation shall not be considered by the County as income or assets for any government benefits program.

(Ord. No. 04773, § 2, 2-14-2017; Ord. No. 04795, § 2, 2-27-2018)