22.210.130 - Relocation assistance payments
A.
Low-income tenants who are displaced by demolition, change of use, substantial rehabilitation,
or removal of rent or income restrictions, and who comply with the requirements of
this Chapter 22.210, shall be paid a total relocation assistance payment in the amount of $2,000 to be
paid by the City, subject to appropriation of sufficient funds for such purpose by
the City. The amount of relocation assistance shall be adjusted annually by the percentage
amount of change in the housing component of the Consumer Price Index, as published
by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Such adjustments
shall be published in a Director's rule.
B.
A tenant shall be entitled to obtain a relocation assistance payment only after receipt
of a notice from the Director of eligibility for tenant relocation assistance or,
if an appeal was taken pursuant to Section 22.210.150, after receipt of a final unappealed decision from the Hearing Examiner or a court
that the tenant is eligible for relocation assistance.
C.
An eligible tenant may obtain the relocation assistance payment by completing a request
for relocation assistance and an affidavit of the date of vacating the unit and submitting
the originals to the Director. Within 21 days after submission to the Director, a
check will be issued.
D.
The relocation assistance payment shall be in addition to the refund from the owner
of any deposits or other sums to which the tenant is lawfully entitled.
E.
An eligible tenant shall be deemed to have waived his or her right to relocation assistance
if:
1.