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Relocation payments in Napa

For moves from rental units for code compliance, other than fumigation, Napa requires a one-time $200.00 dislocation allowance. In those city code-compliance moves, the rent difference is paid until the unit is ready, for up to 3 months.

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Key points

Code-compliance moves: For moves from rental units for code compliance, other than fumigation, Napa requires a one-time $200.00 dislocation allowance.
Rent difference: In those city code-compliance moves, the rent difference is paid until the unit is ready, for up to 3 months.

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

What Napa's code says

Napa code What Napa's code adds
Amount	$200.00, one time. Applies: Dislocation allowance for moves from rental units for code compliance, other than fumigation. § 8.18.090 · code text A one-time dislocation allowance of $200.00 to help defray incidental relocation expenses. $400.00. Applies: Fixed moving payment, if chosen, when moving and storage are both needed; code compliance moves from rental units, not fumigation. § 8.18.090 · code text If a fixed payment is chosen, a payment of $400.00 shall be made if both moving and storage of household goods are necessary. $200.00. Applies: Fixed moving payment, if chosen, when no storage is needed; code compliance moves from rental units, not fumigation. § 8.18.090 · code text If no storage is required, the fixed payment shall be $200.00. Actual documented moving and storage costs, up to California Public Utilities Commission rates. Applies: If chosen instead of the fixed payment; covers the move out and back; code compliance moves from rental units, not fumigation. § 8.18.090 · code text Payment for actual documented moving and storage expenses shall include both movement to the replacement unit(s) and movement back to the original unit. Payment shall not exceed the rates established by the California Public Utilities Commission. Documented rent-and-utility difference; new unit counted at most 10% above the Section 8 fair market rent maximum for that size. Applies: Code compliance moves from rental units, not fumigation; paid until the unit is ready, up to 3 months. § 8.18.090 · code text An amount equal to 10% above the fair market rent guidelines maximum used for the Section 8 Existing Housing Program or its equivalent by bedroom size of the unit being rehabilitated. The lesser of the documented rent and utility gap or the Section 8 fair market rent maximum for a 1-bedroom. Applies: Moves from rental rooms, not only for fumigation, when the city finds the room unsafe during rehabilitation. § 8.18.090 · code text A replacement housing payment equal to the lesser of: Actual documented moving and storage costs, up to California Public Utilities Commission rates. Applies: Moves from rental rooms, not only for fumigation, when the city finds the room unsafe during rehabilitation. § 8.18.090 · code text Actual, documented moving and storage costs, not to exceed the rates established by the California Public Utilities Commission. Lesser of rent gap or 10% above Section 8 fair market rent max for bedroom size, prorated by days out. Applies: When a household must leave a unit for fumigation. § 8.18.090 · code text An amount equal to 10% above the Section 8 Fair Market Rent Guidelines maximum or its equivalent by bedroom size of the unit being fumigated prorated for the number of days the tenant household cannot occupy their unit Lesser of the rent gap or a prorated Section 8 fair market rent maximum for a 1-bedroom. Applies: When a household must leave a room for fumigation. § 8.18.090 · code text and a prorated amount equal to the Section 8 Fair Market Rent Guidelines maximum for a one-bedroom unit when a room is vacated because of fumigation.
Exemptions	Fumigation-only moves get the § 8.18.090(C) payments and the move-back option, but no other city or owner relocation help. Applies: Households moved because of fumigation. § 8.18.040 · code text A household relocated due to fumigation shall be eligible for relocation payments as specified in Section 8.18.090(C) and move-back option contained in Section 8.18.100(A) but not for other types of relocation assistance provided by the city or owner. The tenant household must not have caused the unsafe condition. Applies: To qualify for relocation help when a building can't be safely occupied during rehabilitation. § 8.18.040 · code text A tenant household may be considered eligible for relocation assistance and payments pursuant to Sections 8.18.060, 8.18.070, 8.18.080, 8.18.090 and 8.18.100 if the city determines that if the condition of a building is such that a household cannot safely occupy the unit or room which while the unit is being rehabilitated and if such condition was not created by the tenant household occupying the unit or room.
When it is paid	Until the original unit is ready to live in, for up to 3 months. Applies: Rent difference payment for moves from rental units. § 8.18.090 · code text The rent differential payment shall be made until such time that the unit from which the household was relocated is available for occupancy but not to exceed three months. Until the original room is ready to live in, for up to 3 months. Applies: Rent difference payment for moves from rental rooms. § 8.18.090 · code text The rent differential shall be paid until such time as the room from which the household was relocated is available for occupancy but not to exceed three months. If the owner still refuses 10 days after the city's certified notice, the city may pay and bill the owner. Applies: When the owner won't or can't pay, for code enforcement or voluntary code compliance moves. § 8.18.080 · code text If within 10 days of the notice the owner continues to refuse to make the necessary payments, the city may make the required relocation payment to the household.
When relocation is owed	Moving out so the rental property can be brought up to code, other than fumigation. Applies: Rental units. § 8.18.090 · code text Payments for relocation from rental units households to be relocated from rental units in order to bring the property into code compliance requirements other than fumigation shall be eligible for the following payments: Moving out because of fumigation. Applies: Units or rooms. § 8.18.090 · code text Payments for relocation from units or rooms as a result of fumigation shall be the lesser of: Moving out of a rental room, except for fumigation alone. Applies: Rental rooms. § 8.18.090 · code text Payments for relocation from rooms, except for solely fumigation purposes, shall be as follows:

The California rule underneath

Where Napa'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

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For moves from rental units for code compliance, other than fumigation, Napa requires a one-time $200.00 dislocation allowance. In those city code-compliance moves, the rent difference is paid until the unit is ready, for up to 3 months.

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