Relocation payments in West Hollywood: the local rules

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

What West Hollywood's code says

West Hollywood code What West Hollywood's code adds
Extra for protected tenants	The qualified tenant relocation fee from the relocation fee schedule. Applies: A tenant in the unit is 62 or older, disabled, living with 1 or more dependent minors, or terminally ill. § 17.52.020 · code text If one of the tenants living in the dwelling unit from which tenants are to be displaced is sixty-two years of age or older, disabled, living with one or more dependent minors or is terminally ill, then all tenants living in the dwelling unit are collectively entitled to the qualified tenant relocation fee listed in the relocation fee schedule. The moderate-income tenant relocation fee. Applies: A person or family in the unit is moderate income under California's definition. § 17.52.020 · code text If a person or family living in the dwelling unit from which tenants are to be displaced is moderate income as defined by California Health and Safety Code Section 50093, then all tenants living in the dwelling unit are collectively entitled to the moderate-income tenant relocation fee. The lower-income relocation fee. Applies: A person or family in the unit is lower income under California's definition. § 17.52.020 · code text If a person or family living in the dwelling unit from which tenants are to be displaced is a lower-income person or household as defined by California Health and Safety Code Section 50079.5, then all tenants living in the dwelling unit are collectively entitled to the lower-income relocation fee.
Amount	The fee in the relocation fee schedule, based on the unit's number of bedrooms. Applies: No tenant or household qualifies for the qualified-tenant, moderate-income or lower-income fee. § 17.52.020 · code text Tenants living in the dwelling unit are collectively entitled to the relocation fee listed in the relocation fee schedule based on the number of bedrooms in the unit unless one of the tenants or a household qualify for a fee as set forth in subsections (B), (C) or (D).
Exemptions	A tenant who does not move out by a valid no-fault notice's deadline, without an extension, forfeits the fee. § 17.52.020 · code text If a tenant does not vacate his or her rental unit by the deadline specified in a valid no-fault termination notice and if the landlord has not granted an extension, the tenant forfeits the relocation fee and must repay the fee to the landlord.
When it is paid	At the same time as the notice. § 17.52.020 · code text When a relocation fee is required by this title, the landlord must pay a single relocation fee as set forth in the relocation fee schedule announced pursuant to subsection (c) to all tenants residing in the unit simultaneously with the notice. Before the tenant must move out. Applies: A fee increase takes effect while the tenant is still in the unit. § 17.52.020 · code text Any balance due after a fee increase becomes effective shall be paid before the tenant is required to vacate his or her dwelling unit.
When relocation is owed	Ending a tenancy for a no-fault reason, where the city's rules require a relocation fee. Applies: One fee is paid to all tenants in the unit together, with the notice. § 17.52.020 · code text When a relocation fee is required by this title, the landlord must pay a single relocation fee as set forth in the relocation fee schedule announced pursuant to subsection (c) to all tenants residing in the unit simultaneously with the notice.

The California rule underneath

Where West Hollywood'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 a West Hollywood landlord have to pay relocation?

Where a city fee is due for a no-fault eviction, tenants 62+, disabled, terminally ill or with dependent minors get the qualified-tenant fee.

Relocation payments in West Hollywood

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