Relocation payments in Laguna Beach: the local rules

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

What Laguna Beach's code says

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Amount	May include all reasonable costs of moving to a new location, up to 50 miles away. Applies: Mobilehome park conversion, closure or cessation of use only; tenants; the city sets it case by case when approving the relocation impact report. § 1.11.045 · code text For tenants the costs may include all reasonable expenses incurred in moving to a new location, up to a maximum distance of fifty miles. Fair market value of the mobilehome, based on the approved relocation impact report. Applies: Mobilehome park conversion, closure or cessation of use only; homeowners who cannot reasonably move their mobilehome; set case by case by the city. § 1.11.045 · code text For homeowners who are unable to reasonably relocate their mobilehome, payment of fair market value for their mobilehome based on information contained in the approved relocation impact report. Actual relocation costs, up to $500 per residential unit. Applies: Condominium conversions only; not owed if tenants got written notice of the planned conversion when they signed the lease. § 25.47.100 · code text Actual costs of relocation not to exceed five hundred dollars per residential unit, to be paid at the time of the notice of termination (eviction) is presented;
Exemptions	Not owed if the owner gave tenants written notice of the planned condo conversion when they signed their lease. Applies: Condominium conversions only. § 25.47.100 · code text Unless tenants of the building proposed to be converted were given written notice of the intention to convert to condominiums by the owner or owner's agent at the time the tenant signed rental or lease agreements, the applicant shall compensate the tenants for their relocation expenses as follows:
When it is paid	When the notice of termination (eviction) is presented. Applies: Condominium conversions only; payment of actual relocation costs up to $500 per unit. § 25.47.100 · code text Actual costs of relocation not to exceed five hundred dollars per residential unit, to be paid at the time of the notice of termination (eviction) is presented;
When relocation is owed	Conversion, closure or cessation of use of a mobilehome park. Applies: Mobilehome park residents only; the city sets the payments case by case when it approves the relocation impact report. § 1.11.045 · code text Payment of relocation assistance to each resident who resided in the mobilehome park as of and after the date of the application is filed or the date a closure, conversion or cessation of use is deemed by the city council to have commenced. Ending a tenancy for a condo conversion, unless tenants got written notice of the plan when they signed their lease. § 25.47.100 · code text Unless tenants of the building proposed to be converted were given written notice of the intention to convert to condominiums by the owner or owner's agent at the time the tenant signed rental or lease agreements, the applicant shall compensate the tenants for their relocation expenses as follows:

Also in Laguna Beach's code: Mobilehome Park Relocation Impact Report (§ 1.11.045) — mobilehome parks only; Condominium Conversions (§ 25.47.100) — condominium conversions only. This page does not summarize it yet.

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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Does a Laguna Beach landlord have to pay relocation?

State law: no-fault evictions of covered units pay 1 month's rent within 15 calendar days of the notice.

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