Relocation payments in South San Francisco: the local rules

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

What South San Francisco's code says

South San Francisco code What South San Francisco's code adds
Amount	The permanent relocation fee set by city council resolution. Applies: When a city notice or order to vacate permanently displaces a tenant. § 8.70.070 · code text the landlord shall pay the displaced tenant the amount of the permanent relocation fee established by city council resolution The actual relocation costs, plus all costs of the comparable housing, including rent, even if higher than the tenant's unit. Applies: Tenant accepts offered comparable housing instead of the fee; temporary per diem payments also owed if they must leave before moving in. § 8.70.070 · code text If the displaced tenant agrees to accept such offer, in their sole discretion, then the landlord shall be liable only for the actual costs of relocating the displaced tenant.
When it is paid	No later than 10 days before the vacate date in the notice or order, using the earliest date if several. Applies: Permanent relocation fee, when the city notice or order gives at least 10 days' notice and names a vacate date. § 8.70.070 · code text the landlord shall pay the displaced tenant the amount of the permanent relocation fee established by city council resolution by check, money order, or electronic payment in the manner elected by the displaced tenant no later than ten days before the expected vacation date of the rental housing unit specified in any notice or order to vacate provided to the displaced tenant pursuant to Section 8.70.030(a), whichever date is earliest in the event of multiple notices. Within 24 hours after the notice to vacate is posted and mailed. Applies: Permanent relocation fee, when the city notice or order gives less than 10 days' notice or names no vacate date. § 8.70.070 · code text If less than ten days' advance notice of vacation is given, or no vacation date is specified in such notice or order, then the payment by the landlord to the displaced tenant shall be made within twenty-four hours after the notice to vacate is posted and mailed.
When relocation is owed	The tenant is expected to be permanently relocated after a city notice or order to vacate. § 8.70.070 · code text If it is anticipated that the displaced tenant will be subject to a permanent relocation, the landlord shall pay the displaced tenant the amount of the permanent relocation fee established by city council resolution

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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Does a South San Francisco landlord have to pay relocation?

City rule: a tenant permanently displaced by a city notice or order to vacate gets the relocation fee set by city council resolution.

Relocation payments in South San Francisco

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