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Relocation payments in Healdsburg

City rule: for no-fault evictions, tenants earning 120% or less of Sonoma County median income get 1 month's rent on top of state law. Tenants earning 80% or less of Sonoma County median income get 1 more month's rent; income proof due within 7 calendar days of notice.

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Key points

  • Relocation pay: City rule: for no-fault evictions, tenants earning 120% or less of Sonoma County median income get 1 month's rent on top of state law.
  • Lower incomes: Tenants earning 80% or less of Sonoma County median income get 1 more month's rent; income proof due within 7 calendar days of notice.

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

What Healdsburg's code says

Healdsburg code What Healdsburg's code adds
Extra for protected tenants
  • An extra 1 month of rent, at the rate in effect when the termination notice is served.
    Applies: Tenants earning 80% or less of Sonoma County area median income, on top of the 120%-or-less payment; income proof within 7 calendar days of notice.
    § 9.44.050 · code text
    In addition to the payment in subsection (A) of this section, tenants who earn 80 percent or less of the Sonoma County area median income shall receive a relocation payment in an amount equal to one month of the tenant's rent in effect at the time of service of the notice to terminate the tenancy.
Amount
  • 1 month of rent, at the rate in effect when the termination notice is served.
    Applies: No-fault terminations; tenants earning 120% or less of Sonoma County median income, on top of state-law payment; income proof within 7 calendar days of notice.
    § 9.44.050 · code text
    Tenants who earn 120 percent or less of the Sonoma County area median income shall receive a relocation payment in an amount equal to one month of the tenant's rent in effect at the time of service of the notice to terminate the tenancy.
When it is paid
  • Within 15 calendar days after the landlord serves the termination notice.
    § 9.44.050 · code text
    Any relocation assistance shall be provided within 15 calendar days after service of the notice of termination from the landlord to the tenant.
When relocation is owed
  • No-fault evictions: owner or family move-in, leaving the rental market, government or court vacate orders, demolition or substantial remodel.
    § 9.44.040 · code text
    Any tenant subject to this provision whose tenancy is terminated for no-fault just cause is entitled to a relocation payment from the landlord, as provided below.

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 Healdsburg landlord have to pay relocation?

City rule: for no-fault evictions, tenants earning 120% or less of Sonoma County median income get 1 month's rent on top of state law. Tenants earning 80% or less of Sonoma County median income get 1 more month's rent; income proof due within 7 calendar days of notice.

General information, not legal advice.

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