Any tenant who is displaced from any unit or structure which is leased, rented, or occupied for habitable dwelling purposes as a result of a notice issued by the Director under this chapter due to unsafe or hazardous living conditions, or Chapter
16.22 of this Code, or any other applicable provision, shall be entitled to receive relocation benefits from the owner as specified in this Article.
(SCC 1707 § 1, 2022)
The relocation benefits shall be made available by the owner
or designated agent to the tenant in each residential unit and shall
be a sum equal to two months of the established fair market rent for
the area as determined by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
In addition, the relocation payment shall include an amount, as determined
by the Director, sufficient for utility service deposits. The relocation
benefits shall be paid in addition to the return, as required by law,
of any deposit held by the owner. The relocation benefits shall be
payable on a per residential unit basis.
(SCC 1707 § 1, 2022)
Notwithstanding Sections
16.20.505 and
16.20.525 of this article, if there are fewer than 10 calendar days between the first posting and mailing of the order to vacate and the vacation date, and if the Director advances relocation benefits to any tenants, prior to the expiration of the 10 day period, the owner shall not be required to reimburse the Director for a charge identified in the itemized accounting described in Section
16.20.525 if the owner contests the charge within 30 days after the itemized accounting is mailed to the owner or designated agent pursuant to Section
16.20.525. The owner or designated agent shall pay the charge which was the subject of the appeal pursuant to Section
16.20.525 within 30 days after an adverse decision by the Director on the appeal is mailed to the owner.
(SCC 1707 § 1, 2022)
The remedies hereunder are cumulative and in addition to any
other remedies available under law.
(SCC 1707 § 1, 2022)
Any order to vacate issued to an owner or tenant shall be accompanied
by a summary of the provisions of this article. Failure to provide
a summary shall not relieve any person of the obligations imposed
by this article.
(SCC 1707 § 1, 2022)
The provisions of this Article shall not apply to property owned
by the County, the Sacramento Housing Authority, the State, or any
other governmental agency.
(SCC 1707 § 1, 2022)