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Relocation payments in Stockton

After a city vacate order over unsafe conditions, the tenant gets 2 times monthly rent or the new unit's monthly rent, whichever is less. When the order requires moving out in 72 hours or less, benefits cover temporary housing up to 2 weeks, moving and storage costs.

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Key points

  • Relocation pay: After a city vacate order over unsafe conditions, the tenant gets 2 times monthly rent or the new unit's monthly rent, whichever is less.
  • Emergency moves: When the order requires moving out in 72 hours or less, benefits cover temporary housing up to 2 weeks, moving and storage costs.

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

What Stockton's code says

Stockton code What Stockton's code adds
Amount
  • twice the established monthly rental rate for the vacated unit or the monthly amount paid for the new unit, whichever is less
    Applies: Tenant displaced by authorized City notice and order to vacate and pay relocation benefits due to unsafe or hazardous living conditions; subject to listed tenant-caused, disaster and refusal exclusions
    § 1.52.030 · code text
    The relocation benefits shall be an amount equal to twice the established monthly rental rate paid by the tenant for the unit being vacated or the monthly amount paid by the tenant for the new unit where the tenant moves, whichever is less.
  • reasonable and actual cost for temporary housing (up to two weeks), moving expenses, and storage of personal property (up to two weeks)
    Applies: notice and order requires the tenant to move out in 72 hours or less
    § 1.52.040 · code text
    If the notice and order to vacate and pay relocation benefits requires the tenant to move out in 72 hours or less time, the tenant shall be entitled to the reasonable and actual cost for temporary housing (up to two weeks), moving expenses and the cost to store personal property (up to two weeks), while the tenant finds another place to live, in addition to the relocation benefits specified in Section 1.52.030.
Exemptions
  • no relocation benefits payable
    Applies: Authorized City unsafe/hazardous-condition vacate order; tenant caused or substantially contributed to condition as determined by Revitalization Director
    § 1.52.070 · code text
    No relocation benefits shall be payable by the owner or City to any tenant who has caused or substantially contributed to the condition giving rise to the order to vacate as determined by the Revitalization Director.
  • no relocation benefits payable
    Applies: unit or structure became unsafe or hazardous because of an earthquake, flood, fire, or other natural disaster not proximately caused by specified code violations
    § 1.52.070 · code text
    No relocation benefits shall be payable by the owner or City if the unit or structure became unsafe or hazardous as a result of an earthquake, flood, fire, or other natural disaster not proximately caused by building, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, or fire code violations.
  • no relocation benefits payable
    Applies: tenant refuses to move into a habitable unit that the City determines is available within the 60 days following the date to vacate
    § 1.52.070 · code text
    No relocation benefits shall be payable by the owner or City to any tenant who refuses to move into a habitable unit that the City determines is available for that tenant within the 60 days following the date to vacate.
When relocation is owed
  • notice and order to vacate and pay relocation benefits requiring the tenant to move out in 72 hours or less
    Applies: emergency relocation benefits
    § 1.52.040 · code text
    If the notice and order to vacate and pay relocation benefits requires the tenant to move out in 72 hours or less time, the tenant shall be entitled to the reasonable and actual cost for temporary housing (up to two weeks), moving expenses and the cost to store personal property (up to two weeks), while the tenant finds another place to live, in addition to the relocation benefits specified in Section 1.52.030.

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 Stockton landlord have to pay relocation?

After a city vacate order over unsafe conditions, the tenant gets 2 times monthly rent or the new unit's monthly rent, whichever is less. When the order requires moving out in 72 hours or less, benefits cover temporary housing up to 2 weeks, moving and storage costs.

General information, not legal advice.

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