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Relocation payments in Monte Sereno

City rule: displacement over 60 days earns the greater of 3 months' fair market rent and 3 months' rent, or 3 months' free housing. City rule: in an emergency, the owner gives free temporary housing or advance HUD fair market rent, whichever is greater, plus related costs.

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Key points

  • Long-term moves: City rule: displacement over 60 days earns the greater of 3 months' fair market rent and 3 months' rent, or 3 months' free housing.
  • Emergency moves: City rule: in an emergency, the owner gives free temporary housing or advance HUD fair market rent, whichever is greater, plus related costs.

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

What Monte Sereno's code says

Monte Sereno code What Monte Sereno's code adds
Amount
  • Alternative safe and legal temporary housing at no additional rent or cost, or the difference between the unit's rent and fair market rent for comparable temporary housing for the first 30 days; full rent costs thereafter until the obligation terminates
    Applies: Non-emergency short-term displacement
    § 9.09.070 · code text
    Alternative safe and legal temporary housing for the tenants at no additional rent or cost than previously paid by or charged to the tenants, or payment to the tenants of the difference between the rent paid or charged on or for the unit and the fair market rent for alternative safe and legal temporary housing as established by the most current HUD schedule for fair market rents for a unit of comparable size in the same general area as the unit for the tenant for the first thirty (30) days of displacement, and related costs, and the full rent costs thereafter until such time as the owner's obligation terminates under Section 9.09.080.
  • Alternative safe and legal temporary housing at no additional rent or cost, or an advance payment of the HUD fair market rent for a comparable unit in the same area, whichever is greater, plus other related costs of the temporary housing
    Applies: Emergency displacement: a city or court order requires the unit vacated immediately, or a city notice of violation requires vacating on less than 10 days' notice because of imminent harm to health and safety; owner pays until the tenants can reoccupy or longer-term assistance begins
    § 9.09.060 · code text
    Alternative safe and legal temporary housing for the tenants at no additional rent or cost than previously paid by or charged to the tenants, or the advance payment of an amount representing the fair market rent as established by the most recent current U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) schedule for fair market rents for a unit of comparable size in the same general area as the unit, whichever is greater, and other related costs for alternative safe and legal temporary housing for the tenants.
  • Alternative safe and legal housing at no additional rent or cost for three months, or the greater of three months' fair market rent for comparable alternative housing and three months of the unit's rental amount
    Applies: Long-term or permanent displacement
    § 9.09.080 · code text
    Alternative safe and legal housing for the tenants at no additional rent or cost than previously paid by or charged to the tenants for a period of three (3) months from the date of displacement, or payment to the tenants of replacement housing costs which shall be the greater of:
  • Moving expenses under a schedule set by City Council resolution.
    Applies: Long-term or permanent displacement.
    § 9.09.080 · code text
    Moving expenses of the tenants for any displacement under this section as set forth in a schedule established from time to time by resolution of the City Council .
When it is paid
  • Before the tenants are displaced.
    Applies: Short-term displacement that is not an emergency.
    § 9.09.070 · code text
    The relocation assistance required under this section shall be provided by the owner prior to the displacement of the tenants.
  • By the time the tenants are displaced.
    Applies: Emergency displacement.
    § 9.09.060 · code text
    The relocation assistance required under this section shall be provided by the owner by the time of the displacement of the tenants.
  • At least 30 days before the tenants are displaced.
    Applies: Long-term or permanent displacement.
    § 9.09.080 · code text
    The relocation assistance required under this section shall be provided by the owner at least thirty (30) days prior to the displacement of the tenants.
When relocation is owed
  • City or court order to vacate immediately, or a City violation notice giving under 10 days for imminent health-safety harm.
    Applies: Emergency displacement.
    § 9.09.060 · code text
    Where an owner is required by a city or a court order to have a unit vacated immediately, or where vacation is required to enable compliance with a notice of violation from the City with less than ten (10) days notice because of imminent potential harm to the health and safety of tenants, the owner shall provide to the tenants the relocation assistance required by this section
  • Non-emergency: the unit's existence, use or occupancy is unlawful, or repair or rehabilitation, with tenants expected back within 60 days.
    Applies: Short-term displacement.
    § 9.09.070 · code text
    If tenants are displaced on a non-emergency basis, either because the existence, use or occupancy of a unit is unlawful or because of repair or rehabilitation of a unit, and the tenants are expected to be able to reoccupy the unit within sixty (60) days from the date of displacement
  • Displacement expected to last, or actually lasting, more than 60 days.
    Applies: Long-term or permanent displacement.
    § 9.09.080 · code text
    If the owner anticipates that displacement shall continue, or if displacement actually continues for more than sixty (60) days, the owner shall provide to the tenants the relocation assistance required in this section.

The California rule underneath

Where Monte Sereno'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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Frequently asked questions

Does a Monte Sereno landlord have to pay relocation?

City rule: displacement over 60 days earns the greater of 3 months' fair market rent and 3 months' rent, or 3 months' free housing. City rule: in an emergency, the owner gives free temporary housing or advance HUD fair market rent, whichever is greater, plus related costs.

General information, not legal advice.

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