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Relocation payments in Gardena

City rule: evictions for multifamily demolition, condo conversion or another land use change require $3,000 per rental unit before permits are issued.

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Key points

  • Relocation pay: City rule: evictions for multifamily demolition, condo conversion or another land use change require $3,000 per rental unit before permits are issued.

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

What Gardena's code says

Gardena code What Gardena's code adds
Amount
  • $3,000 per rental unit.
    Applies: Demolition or removal of a multifamily rental, condo conversion, or other land use change, including mobile home and trailer parks, where tenants face eviction.
    § 14.08.030 · code text
    the landlord submits to the city planner proof of payment of a relocation fee in the amount of three thousand dollars per rental unit to assist in the relocation of the tenants.
When it is paid
  • Before required permits or approvals are issued.
    Applies: Demolition, removal, condo conversion, or other covered land use change.
    § 14.08.030 · code text
    no required permits or approvals shall be issued unless and until the landlord submits to the city planner proof of payment of a relocation fee
When relocation is owed
  • Eviction caused by multifamily demolition or removal, condo conversion, or other land use change, including mobile home and trailer parks.
    § 14.08.030 · code text
    In every case involving the demolition or removal of a multifamily residential rental facility, or a condominium conversion or other land use change affecting residential rental property, including mobile home and trailer parks, and the tenants therein, are facing eviction due to such demolition, removal, conversion, or change

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 Gardena landlord have to pay relocation?

City rule: evictions for multifamily demolition, condo conversion or another land use change require $3,000 per rental unit before permits are issued.

General information, not legal advice.

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