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Relocation payments in Hollister

City rule: eligible tenants moved out by a conversion get 3 months' relocation benefit; disabled or senior tenants, 5 months plus a relocation assistant.

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Key points

  • Relocation pay: City rule: eligible tenants moved out by a conversion get 3 months' relocation benefit; disabled or senior tenants, 5 months plus a relocation assistant.

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

What Hollister's code says

Hollister code What Hollister's code adds
Extra for protected tenants
  • 5 months of relocation benefit, plus a relocation assistant's services.
    Applies: Eligible disabled or senior tenants when rental units are converted to condos, community apartments or stock cooperatives.
    § 16.17.160 · code text
    The developer shall provide three months of relocation benefit to all eligible tenants except for those eligible tenants who are disabled or senior who shall be entitled to five months of relocation benefit.
Amount
  • 3 months of relocation benefit, based on current HUD fair market rent in San Benito County for a similar-size unit.
    Applies: Eligible tenants, other than disabled or senior tenants, when rental units are converted to condos, community apartments or stock cooperatives.
    § 16.17.160 · code text
    The developer shall provide three months of relocation benefit to all eligible tenants except for those eligible tenants who are disabled or senior who shall be entitled to five months of relocation benefit.
When it is paid
  • By the termination notice date or the move-out date, whichever comes first, regardless of when the conversion happens.
    Applies: Rental unit conversions to condos, community apartments or stock cooperatives.
    § 16.17.160 · code text
    The payment of the relocation benefit shall occur on or before (1) the date of termination of tenancy notice, or (2) the date the eligible tenant vacates the unit, whichever date occurs first, but in either event, without regard to the date that the conversion occurs.
When relocation is owed
  • Multifamily rentals are converted to a condo, community apartment or stock cooperative and an eligible tenant must move out.
    § 16.17.160 · code text
    A relocation benefit shall be based on the current HUD fair market rent for San Benito County, for a similarly sized unit, in effect at the time the tenant is required to vacate the unit.

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 Hollister landlord have to pay relocation?

City rule: eligible tenants moved out by a conversion get 3 months' relocation benefit; disabled or senior tenants, 5 months plus a relocation assistant.

General information, not legal advice.

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