Vallejo, CA Rental Property Rules: Repairs & Habitability (2026)

070, once code enforcement requires a household to move, "the property owner shall provide tenant household relocation payments" directly to the displaced household and "shall be responsible for making referrals to a comparable replacement dwelling," with payments and referrals due within ten days of the notice to vacate unless the city manager sets an earlier deadline. Tenants cannot be forced out before payment is made unless the chief building official or code enforcement officer determines immediate vacation is required. 110 sets the amount: relocation payments equal three times the tenant's monthly rent at the time of relocation, with the city manager able to order more if the standard amount will not cover an unusual relocation.

130 bars rent increases on the vacated unit for six months after a tenant exercises the move-back option, and bars increases on any substitute residence the owner provided until 180 days after repairs are complete (or, if the unit was demolished, 180 days after the tenant moves into the replacement unit). 090 and bill the owner for the payment plus a penalty equal to half the relocation amount, plus administrative costs, due within ten working days of billing. Unpaid amounts become a debt collectible through Small Claims Court or a special assessment lien recorded with the Solano County Recorder and added to the property's tax bill.