Relocation payments in Inglewood: the local rules

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

What Inglewood's code says

Inglewood code What Inglewood's code adds
Extra for protected tenants	$2,000 more on top of the base permanent relocation payment. Applies: When 1 or more minors live in the unit. § 8-123 · code text If one or more minor(s) reside in the rental unit, the base relocation assistance shall be increased by $2,000. $2,000. Applies: An adult who has lived there 2 to 4 years before the notice. § 8-123 · code text Adult residing between 2 to 4 years prior to notice \| $2,000 $3,000. Applies: An adult who has lived there 5 to 10 years before the notice. § 8-123 · code text Adult residing between 5 to 10 years prior to notice \| $3,000 $5,000. Applies: An adult who has lived there 11 or more years before the notice. § 8-123 · code text Adult residing 11 or more years prior to notice \| $5,000 $7,500. Applies: A disabled person or a senior. § 8-123 · code text Disabled person or senior \| $7,500 Only the single highest extra amount any tenant qualifies for is paid. Applies: When more than 1 extra payment status applies. § 8-123 · code text The owner shall pay only the highest additional relocation assistance for which any one tenant of that rental unit qualifies.
Amount	Set by Board resolution; may use reasonable per diem rates and cover lodging, meals, laundry, pets, moving and storage. Applies: Temporary relocation payments. § 8-123 · code text The temporary relocation assistance shall be set by resolution of the Board. The amount may be based upon reasonable per diem rates, which may include safe and sanitary hotel, motel, or short-term rental accommodations; meal allowance if the temporary accommodations lack cooking facilities; laundry allowance if the rental property included laundry facilities and the temporary accommodations lack laundry facilities; and pet accommodations if the rental property allowed pets and the temporary accommodation does not accept pets, and costs associated with moving and storage. 3 times the monthly rent in effect when the termination notice was issued. Applies: Base permanent payment for owner or relative move-in, a government or court vacate order, Ellis Act withdrawal, or demolition. § 8-123 · code text The owner shall provide a base relocation assistance amount equal to three times the monthly rent in effect when the owner issued the notice to terminate the tenancy. Only the part of the rent the tenant pays counts. Applies: In government-subsidized housing. § 8-123 · code text For purposes of this calculation with respect to government-subsidized housing, only the portion of rent paid by the tenant(s) will be used.
Exemptions	No relocation payment if the tenant is found at fault for the conditions causing the order to vacate. Applies: For government or court habitability or vacate orders, when an agency, hearing officer, the Board or a court finds the tenant at fault. § 8-123 · code text If it is determined by any government agency, a Hearing Officer, the Rental Housing Board, or any court of competent jurisdiction that the tenant is at fault for the condition or conditions triggering an order or need to vacate a rental unit, as set forth in Section 8-121(a)(12), the tenant shall not be entitled to relocation assistance. Transient and tourist hotel stays. § 8-121 · code text Transient and tourist hotel occupancy as defined in Civil Code Section 1940(b) or Inglewood Municipal Code Section 12-1.55. Housing in a nonprofit hospital, religious facility, extended care facility, licensed elderly care facility, or adult residential facility. § 8-121 · code text Housing accommodations in a nonprofit hospital, religious facility, extended care facility, licensed residential care facility for the elderly, as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 1569.2, or an adult residential facility, as defined in Chapter 6 of Division 6 of Title 22 of the Manual of Policies and Procedures published by the State Department of Social Services.
When it is paid	Within 15 calendar days of the termination notice or 15 days after a Hearing Officer's dispute decision, whichever is later. Applies: Permanent relocation payments. § 8-123 · code text Any relocation assistance shall be provided within fifteen calendar days of service of the notice to terminate the tenancy or within fifteen days of a Hearing Officer's decision resolving any dispute over the relocation assistance amount, whichever occurs later.
When relocation is owed	The tenant leaves under a government order to vacate, or because of health or safety conditions. Applies: Temporary relocation payments. § 8-123 · code text If a tenant has vacated a rental unit in compliance with a governmental agency's order to vacate, or due to health or safety conditions, and regardless of whether the owner has served a notice to temporarily terminate a tenancy, the owner shall pay temporary relocation assistance to the displaced tenant household. A termination notice because the owner or a close relative plans to live in the unit. Applies: Permanent relocation payments. § 8-123 · code text An owner of a rental unit shall provide permanent relocation assistance to displaced tenants if the owner issues a termination notice based on any grounds authorized by Section 8-121, Subsections (a)(11) through (a)(14). Termination notice based on a government or court habitability order, an order to vacate, or a local law requiring vacancy. Applies: Permanent relocation payments. § 8-123 · code text An owner of a rental unit shall provide permanent relocation assistance to displaced tenants if the owner issues a termination notice based on any grounds authorized by Section 8-121, Subsections (a)(11) through (a)(14). Taking the unit off the rental market under the Ellis Act. Applies: Permanent relocation payments. § 8-123 · code text An owner of a rental unit shall provide permanent relocation assistance to displaced tenants if the owner issues a termination notice based on any grounds authorized by Section 8-121, Subsections (a)(11) through (a)(14). Plans to demolish the unit, after getting all needed permits and Board approval. Applies: Permanent relocation payments. § 8-123 · code text An owner of a rental unit shall provide permanent relocation assistance to displaced tenants if the owner issues a termination notice based on any grounds authorized by Section 8-121, Subsections (a)(11) through (a)(14).

The California rule underneath

Where Inglewood'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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City rule: owner move-in, vacate orders, Ellis Act withdrawal and demolition require a base relocation payment of 3 times the monthly rent.

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