Santa Ana requires landlords issuing no-fault evictions under the Rent Stabilization and Just Cause Ordinance to pay tenants relocation assistance, typically equal to three months of rent plus enhanced amounts for vulnerable households.
When a Santa Ana landlord ends a tenancy for no-fault reasons such as owner move-in, substantial remodel, withdrawal from the rental market, or government order, the ordinance requires payment of relocation assistance before the tenant must vacate. The base amount equals roughly three months of the tenant's current rent. Enhanced relocation applies to seniors, disabled tenants, families with minor children, and lower-income households. Payment must be deposited or escrowed at notice service, not at move-out. Failure to pay invalidates the eviction notice in court.
Serving a no-fault notice without paying or escrowing relocation assistance, or paying below the required amount, voids the notice and exposes the landlord to tenant damages claims.
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