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ATTY/ORD.456/RC RELOCATION ASSISTANCE <br />REV: 06-12-18 PR <br /> Page 7 of 10 <br />5. An administrative fee as set forth in Section 42.6(F) below. <br />[Text to be added is shown in underlined format for convenience and is not for codification] <br /> <br />42.6 Relocation Assistance Payments <br />A. Third-party processing. The cCity 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 cCity. <br />B. Payments escrow account. The landlord shall open an escrow account with an <br />entity qualified to provide escrow services within the State of California 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 cCommunity dDevelopment dDirector or his/her <br />designee and unused funds shall be returned to the landlord after all relocation <br />assistance has been paid as verified by the third-party agency. <br />C. Relocation assistance claims. Tenants requesting relocation assistance must <br />provide the necessary information to the third-party agency who will determine <br />their eligibility for relocation assistance and eligible residential households must <br />complete a claim form. Tenants must file a claim before the date to vacate as <br />stated on the notice of termination in order to be eligible for relocation assistance <br />payments. After determination of eligibility, half of the relocation assistance shall <br />be paid to eligible residential households within fifteen (15) days of the date the <br />claim form is submitted to the third-party agency and the remaining half shall be <br />paid when the household vacates the unit. <br />D. Payments to eligible residential households. Relocation assistance is paid per <br />rental unit, not per tenant. If multiple households or individuals occupy a rental unit, <br />relocation assistance shall be paid to the household or individual entitled to occupy <br />a rental unit under a valid lease or rental agreement (written or oral) with the <br />landlord. <br />E. Verification of payment. Prior to issuance of demolition permits, building permits or <br />other cCity permits that would result in the removal of a rental unit subject to this <br />Chapter, the cCity must receive verification from the third-party agency that all <br />eligible residential households who applied and qualified for assistance have <br />6.4.B. - Page 18