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ATTY/ORD.0011/CC ORD TENANT PROTECTION ORDINANCE REV: 10-07-25 LF Page 19 of 23 5. The relocation assistance or rent waiver required by Section 42.6 shall be credited against any other relocation assistance required by subsection (B) below and any other law. 6. A landlord’s failure to strictly comply with Section 42.6 shall render the notice of termination void. B. Relocation Assistance for Eligible Residential Households and Special Circumstances Households. If the tenant being displaced is an eligible residential household, the landlord shall be obligated to pay, in addition to the relocation assistance required pursuant to subsection (A) above, relocation assistance in accordance with this subsection (B). The landlord shall provide relocation assistance where required by this Section 42.6, to eligible residential households, as defined in Section 42.3(B), and to special circumstances households as defined in Section 42.3(J) in accordance with the following requirements, unless an alternative mitigation strategy as defined in subsection (E) below, has been approved by the City: 1. A full refund of a tenant’s security deposit, except for funds that may be necessary to repair tenant’s damage to property in rental units that will be reoccupied prior to undergoing renovation or demolition. 2. A sixty (60) day subscription to a rental agency service. The costs of a rental agency shall be fair and reasonable based on current market pricing. 3. The cash equivalent of three (3) months of Fair Market Rent shall be paid to the eligible residential household minus the amount paid pursuant to subsection (A) above. 4. Special-circumstances households, as defined in Section 42.3(J), will be paid one (1) additional month of Fair Market Rent for a maximum of four (4) months’ Fair Market Rent minus the amount paid pursuant to subsection (A) above. 5. An administrative fee as set forth in Section 42.6(C)(5) below. 6. “Fair Market Rent” for purposes of this subsection (B) shall mean the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Fair Market Rent calculation for San Mateo County for a similar sized unit with the same number of bedrooms as the tenant’s rental unit as of the date of the notice of termination.