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ATTY/ORD.456/RC RELOCATION ASSISTANCE <br />REV: 06-12-18 PR <br /> Page 6 of 10 <br />K. Third-party agency. Relocation assistance specialist, agency and/or other third- <br />party agency hired by the cCity and paid for by the landlord to assist with the <br />relocation assistance process set forth in this ordinance. <br />L. Primary Residence. A primary residence is a dwelling unit where a person has <br />been physically present and that the person regards as home. A person may only <br />have one primary residence at any given time. Evidence of a person’s primary <br />residence includes, but is not limited to, documentation from income tax <br />statements or a driver’s license. If a property has multiple dwelling units, including <br />an accessory dwelling unit or apartment complex, each dwelling and accessory <br />dwelling shall be considered a separate residence subject to the primary residence <br />requirement. <br />[Text to be added and deleted is shown in underlined and strikethrough format for <br />convenience and is not for codification] <br /> <br />42.4 Requirement to Provide Relocation Assistance <br />Any landlord that shall cause the permanent displacement of residential households shall <br />be subject to paying eligible residential households relocation assistance in accordance <br />with the provisions of this Chapter. Displacements occurring as a result of a project for <br />which an application was submitted and deemed complete prior to January 1, 2019 shall <br />not be 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 />unless an alternative mitigation strategy as defined in section 42.9, below, has <br />been approved by the City: <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. The costs of a rental <br />agency shall be fair and reasonable based on current market pricing. <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 />6.4.B. - Page 17