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Page 6 of 9 <br />ATTY/ORD.456/RC RELOCATION ASSISTANCE <br />REV: 03-22-18 PR <br />Any landlord that shall cause the permanent displacement of residential households <br />shall be subject to paying eligible residential households relocation assistance in <br />accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. An Application deemed complete prior <br />to January 1, 2019 is not subject to the requirements of this ordinance. <br /> <br />42.5 Relocation Assistance <br />A. The landlord shall provide relocation assistance, where required by Sec. 42.4, to <br />eligible residential households in accordance with the following requirements: <br />1. A full refund of a tenant’s security deposit, except for funds that may be <br />necessary to repair tenant’s damage to property in rental units that will be <br />reoccupied prior to undergoing renovation or demolition. <br />2. A sixty (60) day subscription to a rental agency service. <br />3. The cash equivalent of three (3) months’ rent shall be paid to the residential <br />household renting a unit. The amount to be paid shall be calculated at the <br />time the relocation application is approved by the City based on the most <br />recent Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Fair Market Rent <br />calculation for San Mateo County for a similar-sized unit with the same <br />number of bedrooms. <br />4. Special-circumstances households will be paid one (1) additional month of <br />rent for a maximum of four (4) months’ rent. <br />5. An administrative fee as set forth in Section 42.6(F) below. <br /> <br />42.6 Relocation Assistance Payments <br />A. Third-party processing. The city shall hire a third-party agency to provide tenant <br />relocation assistance. Landlord shall pay the fees for the third-party agency and <br />shall deposit sufficient funds with the third-party agency and/or City (as determined <br />by the City) when an application is filed to cover the estimated cost of the relocation <br />assistance services. The third-party agency shall provide bilingual assistance, as <br />necessary, and hold an informational meeting with tenants, respond to questions, <br />verify current household incomes, disperse checks to eligible households and <br />provide an accounting of dispersed funds to the landlord and city. <br />B. Payments escrow account. The landlord shall open an escrow account and deposit <br />relocation assistance funds into that account no later than thirty (30) days after <br />filing an application that will be used by the third-party agency for relocation <br />assistance payments to eligible residential households. The amount of the deposit <br />shall be determined by the community development director or his/her designee <br />and unused funds shall be returned to the landlord after all relocation assistance <br />has been paid as verified by the third-party agency. <br />8.A. - Page 21