San Bernardino County, CA Rental Property Rules: Relocation Assistance (2026)
Key Facts
- Local ordinance
- None
- AB 1482 amount
- One month's rent
- Trigger
- No-fault just cause
- Payment deadline
- Before vacancy
Summary
Unincorporated San Bernardino County has not adopted a local relocation-assistance ordinance for displaced tenants. Only the relocation payment required by California AB 1482 for qualifying no-fault evictions applies.
(d) (1) For a tenancy for which just cause is required to terminate the tenancy under subdivision (a), if an owner of residential real property issues a termination notice based on a no-fault just cause described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), the owner shall, regardless of the tenant’s income, at the owner’s option, do one of the following:
(A) Assist the tenant to relocate by providing a direct payment to the tenant as described in paragraph (3).
(B) Waive in writing the payment of rent for the final month of the tenancy, prior to the rent becoming due.
(2) If an owner issues a notice to terminate a tenancy for no-fault just cause, the owner shall notify the tenant in the written termination notice of the tenant’s right to relocation assistance or rent waiver pursuant to this section. If the owner elects to waive the rent for the final month of the tenancy as provided in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), the notice shall state the amount of rent waived and that no rent is due for the final month of the tenancy.
(3) (A) The amount of relocation assistance or rent waiver shall be equal to one month of the tenant’s rent that was in effect when the owner issued the notice to terminate the tenancy. Any relocation assistance shall be provided within 15 calendar days of service of the notice.
(B) If a tenant fails to vacate after the expiration of the notice to terminate the tenancy, the actual amount of any relocation assistance or rent waiver provided pursuant to this subdivision shall be recoverable as damages in an action to recover possession.
(C) The relocation assistance or rent waiver required by this subdivision shall be credited against any other relocation assistance required by any other law.
(4) An owner’s failure to strictly comply with this subdivision shall render the notice of termination void.
Full Breakdown
Many California cities (Los Angeles, Pasadena, Glendale) require landlords to pay tenants relocation assistance ranging from one month's rent to substantial fixed sums on no-fault evictions. Unincorporated SBC has not adopted such a local ordinance, so the only relocation requirement is the statewide AB 1482 floor: one month's rent (or waiver of the final month) when the landlord invokes a covered no-fault just-cause reason. Tenants in unincorporated areas should verify their property is not inside a city with stronger local rules.
Violations & Fines
Failing to pay or credit the AB 1482 statutory relocation amount before a no-fault termination renders the eviction notice defective under California Civil Code 1946.2.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I get relocation pay if my landlord raises rent?
What if my unit is in Fontana?
Sources & Official References
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