Austin's Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance, codified at City Code Chapter 25-1 Subchapter F, requires landlords to pay relocation benefits when manufactured-home parks close, multifamily properties demolish, or zoning changes displace tenants. Most private market evictions still require nothing.
Austin City Code Chapter 25-1 Subchapter F creates a narrow tenant relocation duty triggered by specific landlord actions: closing or selling a manufactured-home park, demolishing or substantially rehabilitating multifamily housing of five or more units, or rezoning that eliminates residential use. Eligible tenants receive a relocation payment scaled to unit size, plus a 270-day notice in many cases. Standard no-fault terminations, lease nonrenewals, and small-property displacements remain unregulated. The Austin Code Department, Tenant Relocation Specialist, administers claims. Federally funded displacements still trigger Uniform Relocation Act benefits separately. Texas HB 4 (2023) preemption challenges loom; the ordinance survives because it ties to land-use rather than landlord-tenant regulation.
Landlords who fail to pay required relocation assistance or provide adequate notice face civil penalties up to $2,000 per day under Austin Code Chapter 25-1, plus tenant private right of action for actual damages and attorney fees.
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