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Relocation payments in San Joaquin County

Tenants displaced by an agency's notice to vacate for unsafe conditions get 2 times the monthly rent plus deposit return, with listed exclusions.

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Key points

  • Relocation pay: Tenants displaced by an agency's notice to vacate for unsafe conditions get 2 times the monthly rent plus deposit return, with listed exclusions.

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

What San Joaquin County's code says

San Joaquin County code What San Joaquin County's code adds
Amount
  • 2 times the established monthly rent for the unit the tenant is leaving.
    Applies: For a tenant displaced by an enforcement agency's notice to vacate for unsafe or hazardous conditions; any deposit is also returned.
    § 8-5702 · code text
    A sum equal to twice the established monthly rental rate for the unit being vacated by the displaced tenant.
  • A habitable place to live.
    Applies: Instead of 2 months' rent, with tenant consent; only for tenants displaced by an enforcement agency's notice to vacate for unsafe or hazardous conditions.
    § 8-5702 · code text
    As an alternative to providing the sum set forth in Section 5702 (a), the property owner may, with the consent of the tenant, provide or arrange for a habitable place of residence.
Exemptions
  • No benefits to a tenant who caused or substantially contributed to the condition behind the notice, as the agency decides.
    § 8-5704 · code text
    No owner is responsible for relocation benefits to any tenant who has caused or substantially contributed to the condition giving rise to the notice to vacate as determined by the enforcement agency.
  • The unit or structure became unsafe or hazardous during the tenancy, and no more than six (6) months prior to the notice to vacate, due to earthquake, flood, fire, act of the public enemy, or another disaster not proximately caused by building, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, or fire code violations
    § 8-5704 · code text
    No owner is responsible for relocation benefits if the unit or structure became unsafe or hazardous during the tenancy (and no more than six (6) months prior to the notice to vacate) as a result of earthquake, flood, fire, act of the public enemy or other disaster not proximately caused by building, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, or fire code violations.
When relocation is owed
  • When an agency's notice to vacate for unsafe or hazardous conditions displaces a tenant from a rented or occupied unit.
    § 8-5702 · code text
    Any tenant who is displaced from any leased, rented or occupied residential unit or structure, due to unsafe or hazardous conditions, as a result of a notice to vacate issued by an enforcement agency under Title 8 of the Ordinance Code of San Joaquin County, or any other applicable provision, shall be entitled, as set forth in this chapter, to receive the following relocation benefits from the owner:

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 San Joaquin County landlord have to pay relocation?

Tenants displaced by an agency's notice to vacate for unsafe conditions get 2 times the monthly rent plus deposit return, with listed exclusions.

General information, not legal advice.

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