Relocation payments in Culver City: the local rules

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

What Culver City's code says

Culver City code What Culver City's code adds
Amount	three times the greater of tenant's current monthly rent in effect or the small area fair market rent established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a comparable unit in the same ZIP code, plus $1,000 Applies: No-fault termination under § 15.09.320; split pro rata among tenants; the landlord may deduct past-due rent from the prior 12 months (not rent that accrued during the March 16 - September 30, 2020 eviction moratorium) and damage or cleaning costs the security deposit does not cover § 15.09.325 · code text the landlord shall pay a relocation fee in the amount of three times the greater of tenant's current monthly rent in effect or the small area fair market rent established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a comparable unit in the same ZIP code, plus $1,000. 50% of the relocation fee Applies: small landlord, and the no fault termination is based on grounds set forth in § 15.09.320.B.1 § 15.09.325 · code text The relocation fee established by this § 15.09.325 shall be reduced by 50% for a small landlord, only in the case where the no fault termination is based on grounds set forth in § 15.09.320.B.1.
Exemptions	This section does not apply when the tenant received written notice, prior to entering into a rental agreement, that an application to subdivide the property for condominium, stock cooperative or community apartment purposes was on file with the city or had already been approved, and the existing building would be demolished or relocated in connection with the proposed new subdivision, and the notice of termination is based on the grounds set forth in § 15.09.320.A. Applies: condominium, stock cooperative, or community apartment subdivision; notice of termination based on § 15.09.320.A § 15.09.325 · code text Tenant received written notice, prior to entering into a rental agreement, that an application to subdivide the property for condominium, stock cooperative or community apartment purposes was on file with the city or had already been approved, whichever the case may be, and that the existing building would be demolished or relocated in connection with the proposed new subdivision, and the notice of termination is based on the grounds set forth in § 15.09.320.A. This section does not apply when the tenant received written notice, prior to entering into a rental agreement, that an application to convert the building to a condominium, stock cooperative or community apartment project was on file with the city or had already been approved, and the notice of termination is based on the grounds set forth in § 15.09.320.A. Applies: condominium, stock cooperative, or community apartment conversion; notice of termination based on § 15.09.320.A § 15.09.325 · code text Tenant received written notice, prior to entering into a rental agreement, that an application to convert the building to a condominium, stock cooperative or community apartment project was on file with the city or had already been approved, whichever the case may be, and the notice of termination is based on the grounds set forth in § 15.09.320.A. No fee when the landlord in good faith reclaims it to obey a government or court order to vacate. Applies: When the order is due to a natural disaster or act of God. § 15.09.325 · code text The landlord seeks in good faith to recover possession of the rental unit in order to comply with a governmental agency's or court's order to vacate the rental unit or the building housing the rental unit due to conditions caused by a natural disaster or act of God.
When it is paid	Half within 5 business days of the notice, half within 5 business days after the tenant moves out. § 15.09.325 · code text the landlord shall pay one-half of the relocation assistance no later than five business days following service of the notice of termination and one-half of the relocation assistance no later than five business days after the tenant has vacated the rental unit.
When relocation is owed	A termination notice based on a no-fault ground. § 15.09.325 · code text If a notice of termination is based on the no fault termination grounds set forth in § 15.09.320 of this subchapter, then the landlord shall pay a relocation fee

The California rule underneath

Where Culver City'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)

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Does a Culver City landlord have to pay relocation?

For a no-fault eviction, Culver City requires relocation pay of 3 times the greater of monthly rent or HUD fair market rent, plus $1,000.

Relocation payments in Culver City

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