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Relocation payments in Desert Hot Springs

State law: 1 month's rent for no-fault evictions in covered units; city rules cover units the city finds endanger tenants' immediate health and safety.

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Key points

  • Relocation pay: State law: 1 month's rent for no-fault evictions in covered units; city rules cover units the city finds endanger tenants' immediate health and safety.

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

What Desert Hot Springs's code says

Desert Hot Springs code What Desert Hot Springs's code adds
Amount
  • City Manager or designee sets relocation amount, type and length case by case; written decision mailed to tenant and owner.
    Applies: Only when the City finds the home endangers the tenant's immediate health and safety.
    § 8.48.030 · code text
    The City Manager or designee shall have the sole discretion to determine the amount, type and duration of the relocation benefits pursuant to this chapter and Health and Safety Code Sections 17975 *et seq*.
Exemptions
  • The tenant is offered, within 29 days of move-out, the right to return once the City clears the repaired unit.
    Applies: Only when the City finds the unit or structure endangers the tenant's immediate health and safety (Chapter 8.48 relocation).
    § 8.48.030 · code text
    Within 29 days from the vacation date, the tenant is offered the right to return to the rehabilitated unit or structure upon clearance by the appropriate City official.
  • The owner provides a replacement home of comparable size and features.
    Applies: Only when the City finds the unit or structure endangers the tenant's immediate health and safety (Chapter 8.48 relocation).
    § 8.48.030 · code text
    The property owner provides a replacement dwelling of comparable size and appurtenances to the tenant;
  • Tenant or their guest or invitee caused or substantially contributed to the condition, or tenant unreasonably blocked maintenance or repairs.
    Applies: Only when the City finds the unit or structure endangers the tenant's immediate health and safety (Chapter 8.48); the City decides who caused it.
    § 8.48.030 · code text
    The tenant has caused or substantially contributed to the condition giving rise to the order to vacate or unreasonably prevented the property owner or designated agent from undertaking maintenance or repairs that would have prevented or rectified the code violation.
  • A natural disaster or act of God made the unit or structure unsafe or hazardous.
    Applies: Only when the City finds the unit or structure endangers the tenant's immediate health and safety (Chapter 8.48 relocation).
    § 8.48.030 · code text
    If the residential unit or structure becomes unsafe or hazardous as a result of a natural disaster or act of God;
  • An emergency or temporary homeless shelter run by a nonprofit or public agency that owns, leases or manages it.
    Applies: Only when the City finds the unit or structure endangers the tenant's immediate health and safety (Chapter 8.48 relocation).
    § 8.48.030 · code text
    If the residential unit or structure is operated as an emergency or temporary shelter for homeless persons (whether such persons have assigned rooms or beds, and regardless of duration of stay by any occupant) by a nonprofit organization or public agency owning, leasing, or managing such dwelling unit;
  • The tenant is behind on rent, unless lawfully withholding it.
    Applies: Only when the City finds the unit or structure endangers the tenant's immediate health and safety (Chapter 8.48 relocation).
    § 8.48.030 · code text
    The tenant is in default in payment of rent, unless rent is being lawfully withheld by the tenant.
When relocation is owed
  • The City finds the home's condition endangers the tenant's immediate health and safety.
    § 8.48.030 · code text
    A tenant shall be eligible for relocation assistance and payments pursuant to this chapter and Health and Safety Code Sections 17975 *et seq*. when the City, in its sole discretion, determines that the condition of a residential unit or structure is such that the immediate health and safety of the tenant is endangered.

The California rule underneath

Where Desert Hot Springs'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 Desert Hot Springs landlord have to pay relocation?

State law: 1 month's rent for no-fault evictions in covered units; city rules cover units the city finds endanger tenants' immediate health and safety.

General information, not legal advice.

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