Relocation payments in Goleta

For eligible disabled households, relocation assistance may include an additional sum toward the cost of obtaining any assistance needed to enable the resident to move.

For eligible senior, disabled or low income households, relocation assistance may include payment of a rent subsidy of up to 36 months if needed to offset increased housing costs and secure comparable housing.

For all eligible residents, relocation assistance shall include a moving allowance to move to another park or other replacement housing up to a distance of 100 miles.

For eligible mobilehome owners, relocation assistance may include payment of the cost to reinstall or replace any accessibility improvements made to the mobilehome such as wheelchair ramps, lifts, and grab bars.

For any eligible mobilehome owner whose mobilehome can be relocated, relocation assistance may include the lowest of three estimates obtained by the relocation specialist from licensed mobilehome movers to physically relocate the mobilehome to up to a maximum distance of 50 miles.

For any eligible mobilehome owner whose home cannot be relocated to a comparable park within 50 miles or another park chosen by the mobilehome owner, the City may require the applicant to purchase the mobilehome at 100% of its in-place value.

If the applicant believes that providing the required relocation assistance would impose an unreasonable financial hardship, the applicant may request total or partial exemption from relocation assistance obligations in accordance with this section.

Relocation assistance shall be determined based on the procedures in this chapter whether by voluntary closure or closure due to reduced occupancy.

Mobilehome owners and residents are entitled to relocation assistance if they have not given notice to terminate their lease as of the date of the following, whichever occurs first: