California § 17975.4. 17975.4. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 473, Sec. 1.)

California Statutes

§ 17975.4. — 17975.4. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 473, Sec. 1.)

California § 17975.4.

JurisdictionCalifornia

Code HSCHealth and Safety Code - HSC

Div. 13.DIVISION 13. HOUSING

Part 1.5.PART 1.5. REGULATION OF BUILDINGS USED FOR HUMAN HABITATION

Ch. 5.CHAPTER 5. Administration and Enforcement

Art. 2.5.ARTICLE 2.5. Tenant Relocation Assistance

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Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC Code § 17975.4. (2026).

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(a)No relocation benefits pursuant to this article shall be payable to any tenant who has caused or substantially contributed to the condition giving rise to the order to vacate, as determined by the local enforcement agency, nor shall any relocation benefits be payable to a tenant if any guest or invitee of the tenant has caused or substantially contributed to the condition giving rise to the order to vacate, as determined by the local enforcement agency. The local enforcement agency shall make the determination whether a tenant, tenant’s guest, or invitee caused or substantially contributed to the condition, giving rise to the order to vacate at the same time that the order to vacate the tenants is made.

(b)An owner or designated agent shall not be liable for relocation benefits if th

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(a)
No relocation benefits pursuant to this article shall be payable to any tenant who has caused or substantially contributed to the condition giving rise to the order to vacate, as determined by the local enforcement agency, nor shall any relocation benefits be payable to a tenant if any guest or invitee of the tenant has caused or substantially contributed to the condition giving rise to the order to vacate, as determined by the local enforcement agency. The local enforcement agency shall make the determination whether a tenant, tenant’s guest, or invitee caused or substantially contributed to the condition, giving rise to the order to vacate at the same time that the order to vacate the tenants is made.
(b)
An owner or designated agent shall not be liable for relocation benefits if the local enforcement agency determines that the unit or structure became unsafe or hazardous as the result of a fire, flood, earthquake, or other event beyond the control of the owner or the designated agent and the owner or designated agent did not cause or contribute to the condition.
(c)
In the situations described in subdivisions (a) and (b), the tenants of units within a multiunit structure who did not cause or substantially contribute to the uninhabitable condition shall be eligible for relocation benefits from the local enforcement agency that elects at its discretion to pay relocation payments in accordance with Section 17975.2 to those tenants.
(d)
An owner or designated agent shall not be liable to make any payment as prescribed by this section if the local enforcement agency does not provide for an appeals process for the order to pay relocation benefits.