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Relocation payments in Buena Park

For no-fault evictions, Buena Park relocation is 1 month's rent; for demolition or substantial remodel, $4,500 or 2 months' rent, whichever is greater.

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Key points

  • Relocation pay: For no-fault evictions, Buena Park relocation is 1 month's rent; for demolition or substantial remodel, $4,500 or 2 months' rent, whichever is greater.

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

What Buena Park's code says

Buena Park code What Buena Park's code adds
Amount
  • 1 month of the rent in effect when the owner gave the termination notice.
    Applies: No-fault evictions of just-cause tenancies; paid directly or as a written waiver of the last month's rent; demolition or substantial remodel pays more.
    § 8.60.050 · code text
    The amount of relocation assistance or rent wavier shall be equal to one month of the tenant's rent that was in effect when the owner issued the notice to terminate the tenancy
  • $4,500 or 2 months of the rent in effect at notice, whichever is greater.
    Applies: The tenancy ends because the owner plans to demolish or substantially remodel.
    § 8.60.050 · code text
    the amount of relocation assistance or rent waiver shall instead be equal to the greater of four thousand five hundred dollars or two months of the tenant's rent that was in effect when the owner issued the notice to terminate the tenancy.
Exemptions
  • No relocation assistance.
    Applies: A government agency or court finds the tenant caused the conditions behind the order to vacate.
    § 8.60.050 · code text
    the tenant shall not be entitled to relocation assistance.
When it is paid
  • Within 15 calendar days after the notice is served.
    Applies: Any required relocation assistance.
    § 8.60.050 · code text
    Any relocation assistance required by this section shall be provided within fifteen calendar days of service of the notice.
When relocation is owed
  • A termination notice for a no-fault just cause reason, whatever the tenant's income.
    Applies: Tenancies that need just cause to end.
    § 8.60.050 · code text
    if an owner of residential real property issues a termination notice based on a no-fault just cause described in subsection (B)(2) of Section 8.60.030 (no-fault just cause), the owner shall, regardless of the tenant's income

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 Buena Park landlord have to pay relocation?

For no-fault evictions, Buena Park relocation is 1 month's rent; for demolition or substantial remodel, $4,500 or 2 months' rent, whichever is greater.

General information, not legal advice.

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