Reso25-02 0024 PC Reso 901 El Camino Real

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5. QUALIFICATION FOR, AND FILING OF, RELOCATION CLAIMS To qualify for a Replacement Housing Payment, you must rent or purchase and occupy a comparable replacement unit within one year from the date you move from the displacement dwelling. All claims for relocation benefits must be filed with the new Owner within eighteen (18) months from the date you vacate your current unit. 6. RENTAL AGREEMENT As a result of the new Owner s purchase of the property where you live, you may become a tenant of the new Owner. If this occurs, you will be asked to sign a rental agreement which will specify the monthly rent to be paid, when rent payments are due, where they are to be paid and other pertinent information. 7. EVICTIONS Eviction for cause must conform to applicable State and local law. Any person who lawfully occupies the real property on the date of initiation of negotiations, is presumed to be entitled to relocation benefits, unless the new Owner determines that: The person received an eviction notice prior to the initiation of negotiations and, as a result, was later evicted; or The person is evicted after the initiation of negotiations for serious or repeated violation of material terms of the lease; and The eviction was not undertaken for the purpose of evading relocation assistance regulations. Eviction will be undertaken only in the event of one or more of the following reasons: Failure to pay rent; except in those cases where the failure to pay is due to the lessor's failure to keep the premises in habitable condition, is the result of harassment or retaliatory action or is the result of discontinuation or substantial interruption of services; Performance of dangerous illegal act in the unit; Material breach of the rental agreement and failure to correct breach within the legally prescribed notice period; Maintenance of a nuisance and failure to abate within a reasonable time following notice; Refusal to accept one of a reasonable number of offers of replacement dwellings; or The eviction is required by State or local law and cannot be prevented by reasonable efforts on the part of the public entity Except for the causes of eviction stated above, no person lawfully occupying the unit to be purchased by the new Owner will be required to move without having been provided with at least 90 days written notice to vacate. 8. APPEAL PROCEDURES - GRIEVANCE Any person who disagrees with a determination of eligibility for, or the amount of, a payment under the Relocation Assistance Program may appeal the determination and have the appeal application reviewed by the new Owner in accordance with their appeals procedure. Complete details on appeal procedures are available upon request from the new Owner. 9. TAX STATUS OF RELOCATION BENEFITS ATTY/RESO.0024/PC RESO 901 EL CAMINO REV: 04-11-25 VR