Relocation payments in Alameda: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Alameda Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Alameda's code says

Alameda code What Alameda's code adds
Amount	The City Council determines the amount of Relocation Payments by resolution. Applies: Applies generally to Relocation Payments. § 6-58.95 · code text The City Council shall determine by resolution the amount of the Relocation Payments.
When it is paid	One-half within three business days after written commitment to vacate by the notice date; other half within three business days after timely vacancy and removal of personal property Applies: Owner move-in, withdrawal from rental market, demolition, or capital improvement plan § 6-58.100 · code text the Landlord shall pay one-half (½) of the applicable Permanent Relocation Payment within three (3) business days after the Tenant has informed the Landlord, in writing, that the Tenant will vacate the Rental Unit on the date no later than the date provided in the notice terminating the tenancy and the other half within three (3) business days after the Tenant has: (i) vacated the Rental Unit by no more than two (2) calendar days after the date provided in the notice; and (ii) removed all of the Tenant's personal property Full payment within 3 business days after written notice that permanent housing was found or property removal, whichever is later. Applies: For failure to correct Housing Quality Standards, or displacement due to a governmental order or health or safety conditions. § 6-58.100 · code text the Landlord shall pay the full amount of the applicable Permanent Relocation Payment within three (3) business days thereof or within three (3) business days after the Tenant has removed all of the Tenant's personal property from the Rental Unit and/or other property of the Landlord, such as a storage unit, whichever is later. One-half within three (3) business days after the landlord receives the tenant's written notice that the tenant will vacate; the other half within three (3) business days after the tenant moves out (no more than two calendar days after the date the tenant gave) and removes all personal property Applies: Tenant served with a Relocation Rent Increase tells the landlord in writing, within ninety (90) days of receiving it, that the tenant will vacate § 6-58.100 · code text the Landlord shall pay one-half (½) of the applicable Permanent Relocation Payment within three (3) business days of the Landlord's receipt of the written notice and the other half within three (3) business days after the Tenant has: (i) vacated the Rental Unit by no more than two (2) calendar days after the date the Tenant has informed the Landlord that the Tenant would vacate the Rental Unit, and (ii) removed all of Tenant's personal property Temporary Relocation Payment for the first 60 days after the tenant actually vacates, until the tenant re-occupies. Applies: Tenant vacates under government or court order, for health or safety conditions, or for an approved Capital Improvement Plan; keeps paying then-current rent. § 6-58.85 · code text For the first sixty (60) days from the date the Tenant in fact vacates the Rental Unit, the Landlord shall, except as provided in Section 6-58.87 or Section 6-58.88, provide to an Eligible Tenant a Temporary Relocation Payment until the Tenant re-occupies the Rental Unit After 60 days, eligible tenants receive rent-differential payments until re-occupying after completion or finding permanent housing, owing no rent. Applies: If government- or court-ordered work, health/safety corrections, or approved Capital Improvement work exceeds 60 days, except under Sections 6-58.87 or 6-58.88. § 6-58.85 · code text If the work necessary to comply with the order to vacate, or to correct the Health or Safety Conditions, or to complete the Capital Improvement work, takes longer than sixty (60) days to complete, the Landlord shall, except as provided in Section 6-58.87 or Section 6-58.88, provide to an Eligible Tenant a Rent Differential Payment until either the work is completed and the Tenant re-occupies the Rental Unit or the Tenant finds alternative, permanent housing.
When relocation is owed	Permanent termination for owner move-in, rental market withdrawal, demolition, or a capital improvement plan. § 6-58.83 · code text A Landlord who: (i) takes action to terminate a Tenancy permanently for the reasons specified in subsections E, F, G, or H of Section 6-58.80 A tenant moves out within 90 days after receiving a Relocation Rent Increase. § 6-58.83 · code text serves a notice of a Rent Increase that is a Relocation Rent Increase as defined in this Article and the Tenant vacates the Rental Unit within ninety (90) days of receiving the Relocation Rent Increase Failure to correct deficient Housing Quality Standards in Housing Choice Voucher Section 8 rental units resulting in the tenant vacating. § 6-58.83 · code text fails to correct deficient Housing Quality Standards in Housing Choice Voucher Section 8 Rental Units resulting in the Tenant's vacating the Rental Unit Permanent relocation payment applies when a tenant vacates under governmental/court or other legal orders, or due to health/safety conditions. Applies: The tenant has found permanent housing after at least 7 days of temporary displacement. § 6-58.83 · code text A Landlord shall provide to an Eligible Tenant, except as provided in Section 6-58.87, a Permanent Relocation Payment when a Tenant (i) has in fact vacated a Rental Unit in compliance with a Governmental Agency's order to vacate, in response to Health or Safety Conditions, or in connection with any other order that necessitates the Tenant's vacating the Rental Unit as a result of a violation of the City of Alameda's Municipal Code or any other provision of law, (ii) has found permanent housing, and (iii) has been temporarily displaced for at least seven (7) days. Temporary displacement is triggered by a governmental or court order, health or safety conditions, or an approved capital improvement plan. § 6-58.85 · code text If a Tenant (i) has vacated or is ordered to vacate a Rental Unit in compliance with an order from a Governmental Agency or from a court of competent jurisdiction, (ii) vacates a Rental Unit temporarily due to Health or Safety Conditions or (iii) vacates a Rental Unit temporarily in compliance with an approved Capital Improvement Plan: Tenants may elect permanent housing and termination when temporary relocation lasts or is expected to last more than 7 days. § 6-58.85 · code text the length of time that the Tenant has been or will be temporarily relocated must be more than seven (7) days.

The California rule underneath

Where Alameda's rule above does not cover a situation, state law still applies. For the statewide rule on its own, see Relocation under California's just-cause law.

CA state law The statewide rule underneath
No-fault eviction relocation assistance	One month's rent (as relocation payment or rent waiver), paid within 15 calendar days of the notice Applies: For no-fault just causes (owner move-in, withdrawal from market, substantial remodel, government order) on covered units; regardless of the tenant's income. Civ. Code § 1946.2(d)(3)(A)

Who this affects

TenantsLandlordsProperty managers

Frequently asked questions

Does an Alameda landlord have to pay relocation?

Alameda's City Council sets relocation amounts; for owner move-in or market withdrawal, half is due within 3 business days of the tenant's written commitment.

Relocation payments in Alameda

Key points

What Alameda's code says

The California rule underneath

Who this affects

Frequently asked questions

Ask about a specific Alameda property

More on renting & eviction in Alameda