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Relocation payments in Lancaster

Lancaster's own rules on relocation payments, with the code text for every value, and the state law underneath.

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

What Lancaster's code says

Lancaster code What Lancaster's code adds
Amount
  • Set by the City Council as a condition of approving the park's change of use.
    Applies: Mobile home park closure or change of use only; eligible residents who move after the application is filed still get it.
    § 11.12.060 · code text
    Any eligible resident who relocates after an application for a change of use is filed shall be entitled to the relocation assistance imposed as a condition of the change of use even if that resident relocates before the final decision of the city council determining the required relocation assistance pursuant to this chapter.
When it is paid
  • Paid before the resident must leave, unless the measure says otherwise; no eligible resident must leave until the owner complies.
    Applies: Mobile home park closure or change of use only.
    § 11.12.070 · code text
    All mitigation measures imposed on the approval of a change of use shall be fully performed as to each resident prior to that resident's required vacation of the mobile home park, unless otherwise provided in the mitigation measure.
When relocation is owed
  • Owner applies to close or change the park's use; eligible residents moving after filing qualify, even before the Council decides.
    Applies: Mobile home parks only.
    § 11.12.060 · code text
    Any eligible resident who relocates after an application for a change of use is filed shall be entitled to the relocation assistance imposed as a condition of the change of use even if that resident relocates before the final decision of the city council determining the required relocation assistance pursuant to this chapter.

Also in Lancaster's code: Mobilehome Park Conversion (§§ 11.12.040–11.12.070) — mobilehome park conversions or changes of use only. This page does not summarize it yet.

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 Lancaster landlord have to pay relocation?

Lancaster's code: Set by the City Council as a condition of approving the park's change of use. (Mobile home park closure or change of use only; eligible residents who move after the application is filed still get it.) (§ 11.12.060); Owner applies to close or change the park's use; eligible residents moving after filing qualify, even before the Council decides. (Mobile home parks only.) (§ 11.12.060). State law: 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)).

General information, not legal advice.

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