Relocation payments in Oxnard: the local rules

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

What Oxnard's code says

Oxnard code What Oxnard's code adds
Amount	two months of the tenant's rent that was in effect when the owner issued the notice to terminate the tenancy, or $5,000, whichever is greater Applies: Chapter 27 just-cause covered tenancy after 30 days of continuous lawful occupancy; no-fault termination; tenant-fault habitability-order exception applies § 27-6 · code text The amount of relocation assistance shall be equal to: (i) two months of the tenant's rent that was in effect when the owner issued the notice to terminate the tenancy, or (ii) $5,000, whichever is greater.
Exemptions	Tenants determined by a government agency or court to be at fault for the condition or conditions triggering a habitability order or need to vacate are not entitled to relocation assistance Applies: Article I tenancy after thirty days continuous lawful occupancy; no-fault just-cause termination; habitability-related no-fault termination § 27-4 · code text If it is determined by any government agency or court that the tenant is at fault for the condition or conditions triggering the order or need to vacate, then the tenant shall not be entitled to relocation assistance as outlined in section 27-6(C).
When it is paid	within 15 calendar days of service of the notice Applies: Article I tenancy after thirty days continuous lawful occupancy; no-fault just-cause termination; relocation assistance following a no-fault termination notice § 27-6 · code text Any relocation assistance shall be provided within 15 calendar days of service of the notice.
When relocation is owed	Issuance of a termination notice based on a no-fault just cause Applies: Chapter 27 just-cause covered tenancy after 30 days of continuous lawful occupancy; no-fault termination notice; habitability-order tenant-fault exception applies § 27-6 · code text For a tenancy for which just cause is required to terminate the tenancy under this article, if an owner of residential real property issues a termination notice based on a no-fault just cause as defined in section 27-4, the owner shall, regardless of the tenant’s income, provide a direct payment to the tenant as described in subsection (C) below. Owner or qualifying relative intends to occupy the residential real property Applies: Article I tenancy after thirty days continuous lawful occupancy; no-fault just-cause termination; no-fault just cause under section 27-4(A); qualifying owner/family occupancy with required lease consent/provision where applicable, affidavit, primary residence for at least 24 months starting within 90 days § 27-4 · code text (A) The intent to occupy the residential real property by the owner or their spouse, domestic partner, children, grandchildren, parents, or grandparents. Withdrawal of the residential real property from the rental market under the Ellis Act Applies: Article I tenancy after thirty days continuous lawful occupancy; no-fault just-cause termination; no-fault just cause under section 27-4(B) § 27-4 · code text (B) Withdrawal of the residential real property from the rental market under, and subject to, the provisions of the Ellis Act. Owner complying with a government agency or court habitability order that necessitates vacating the residential real property Applies: Article I tenancy after thirty days continuous lawful occupancy; no-fault just-cause termination; no-fault just cause under section 27-4(C)(1), unless the tenant is at fault for the conditions triggering the order or need to vacate § 27-4 · code text (C) (1) The owner complying with an order issued by a government agency or court relating to habitability that necessitates vacating the residential real property. Intent to demolish or substantially remodel the residential real property Applies: Article I tenancy after thirty days continuous lawful occupancy; no-fault just-cause termination; no-fault just cause under section 27-4(D); permitted qualifying systems replacement or hazardous-material abatement unsafe with tenant present, requiring vacancy at least 30 days; cosmetic work alone excluded § 27-4 · code text (D) Intent to demolish or to substantially remodel the residential real property.

The California rule underneath

Where Oxnard'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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Does an Oxnard landlord have to pay relocation?

City law: a no-fault termination after 30 days requires 2 months' rent or $5,000, whichever is greater, paid within 15 calendar days of notice.

Relocation payments in Oxnard

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