Section 17975.4 Of Article 2.5. Tenant Relocation Assistance From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 13. >> Part 1.5. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 2.5.
17975.4
. (a) No relocation benefits pursuant to this article shall
be payable to any tenant who has caused or substantially contributed
to the condition giving rise to the order to vacate, as determined by
the local enforcement agency, nor shall any relocation benefits be
payable to a tenant if any guest or invitee of the tenant has caused
or substantially contributed to the condition giving rise to the
order to vacate, as determined by the local enforcement agency. The
local enforcement agency shall make the determination whether a
tenant, tenant's guest, or invitee caused or substantially
contributed to the condition, giving rise to the order to vacate at
the same time that the order to vacate the tenants is made.
(b) An owner or designated agent shall not be liable for
relocation benefits if the local enforcement agency determines that
the unit or structure became unsafe or hazardous as the result of a
fire, flood, earthquake, or other event beyond the control of the
owner or the designated agent and the owner or designated agent did
not cause or contribute to the condition.
(c) In the situations described in subdivisions (a) and (b), the
tenants of units within a multiunit structure who did not cause or
substantially contribute to the uninhabitable condition shall be
eligible for relocation benefits from the local enforcement agency
that elects at its discretion to pay relocation payments in
accordance with Section 17975.2 to those tenants.
(d) An owner or designated agent shall not be liable to make any
payment as prescribed by this section if the local enforcement agency
does not provide for an appeals process for the order to pay
relocation benefits.