Under San Jose's Tenant Protection Ordinance, landlords ending an apartment tenancy for no-fault reasons must pay tiered relocation assistance. Amounts equal multiple months of rent and add a higher tier for qualified vulnerable households.
SJMC Chapter 17.23 Part 14 (Tenant Protection Ordinance) requires landlords to pay relocation assistance whenever they invoke a no-fault just cause to end a tenancy at an Apartment Rent Ordinance unit or other covered rental. Standard relocation equals the equivalent of three months of HUD Fair Market Rent for a similarly sized unit, plus a moving allowance. Households with seniors aged 62 or older, disabled persons, families with minor children, or low-income tenants under 80 percent of area median income receive an additional one-month enhancement. The landlord must provide written notice of the right to relocation, pay before the move-out date, and file a Notice of Termination with the Housing Department.
Failing to pay relocation, omitting required notices, or filing a sham no-fault eviction voids the termination, exposes landlords to tenant lawsuits, civil penalties, and Housing Department enforcement actions including fines.
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