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Relocation payments in Citrus Heights

Low-income tenants who leave after a withdrawal notice get city relocation pay; if unpaid, the owner owes 3 times it plus reasonable attorney's fees. When a rental unit is found unsafe to occupy, the owner pays the tenants' relocation costs as provided by law.

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Key points

  • Market withdrawal: Low-income tenants who leave after a withdrawal notice get city relocation pay; if unpaid, the owner owes 3 times it plus reasonable attorney's fees.
  • Unsafe units: When a rental unit is found unsafe to occupy, the owner pays the tenants' relocation costs as provided by law.

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

What Citrus Heights's code says

Citrus Heights code What Citrus Heights's code adds
Extra for protected tenants
  • 3 times the relocation payment, plus reasonable attorney's fees.
    Applies: Low-income tenants left after a termination notice and the owner did not make the required payment.
    § 66-102 · code text
    the owner shall be liable to the low-income tenants for three times the amount of the relocation payment as well as reasonable attorney's fees.
Amount
  • The owner pays the costs of relocating the tenants, as provided by law.
    Applies: When a rental unit is found unsafe to occupy.
    § 50-258 · code text
    If any rental housing unit is found to be unsafe to occupy, the costs and the expenses of relocation of any tenant(s) from that property shall be the responsibility of the property owner as provided by law.
When relocation is owed
  • A rental unit is found unsafe to occupy.
    § 50-258 · code text
    If any rental housing unit is found to be unsafe to occupy, the costs and the expenses of relocation of any tenant(s) from that property shall be the responsibility of the property owner as provided by law.
  • Low-income tenants move out after the owner's termination notice.
    Applies: When an owner withdraws a unit from the rental market; low-income tenants only.
    § 66-102 · code text
    In addition, if the low-income tenants of an accommodation have vacated the unit as a result of a notice of termination, and the owner fails to make the relocation payment required under section 66-101, the owner shall be liable to the low-income tenants for three times the amount of the relocation payment as well as reasonable attorney's fees.

The California rule underneath

CA state law Underneath, California law still applies. No-fault eviction relocation assistance: One month's rent (as relocation payment or rent waiver), paid within 15 calendar days of the notice (Civ. Code § 1946.2(d)(3)(A)). Relocation under California's just-cause law — the full state rule →

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Frequently asked questions

Does a Citrus Heights landlord have to pay relocation?

Low-income tenants who leave after a withdrawal notice get city relocation pay; if unpaid, the owner owes 3 times it plus reasonable attorney's fees. When a rental unit is found unsafe to occupy, the owner pays the tenants' relocation costs as provided by law.

General information, not legal advice.

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