California Code of Regulations › Title 25 - Housing and Community Development › Division 1 - Housing and Community Development › Chapter 7 - Department of Housing and Community Development Programs › Subchapter 8 - California Housing Rehabilitation Program › Article 2 - Program Requirements › Section 7685 - Relocation Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) It shall be the sponsor's responsibility
					 to ensure compliance with the relocation provisions set forth in this section.
					 Loan funds may be used for relocation costs attributable to the lower income
					 tenants as a result of the rehabilitation activities, including the payment of
					 benefits required by this section. The department may authorize increases in
					 the sponsor's approved loan amount for the purpose of paying eligible
					 relocation costs attributable to lower income households, which could not be
					 reasonably foreseen by the sponsor at the time of application. Eligibility and
					 relocation benefits shall be determined as set forth in this section, although
					 additional requirements may be imposed by applicable federal, state, or local
					 laws.
(b) All tenants in occupancy
					 in a property who are permanently displaced as a direct result of an
					 acquisition funded in whole or in part with program funds shall be entitled to
					 relocation benefits as provided in chapter 16 (commencing with section 7260) of
					 division 7, Title 1 of the Government Code.
(c) In the case of an acquisition funded in
					 whole or in part with program funds, all existing residential tenants as well
					 as residential tenants who were in occupancy on the date that the sponsor
					 entered into the binding agreement for the purchase of the property shall be
					 provided with a notice as specified herein no later than the date of
					 application to the department for program funds. The notice shall contain all
					 the following information:
(1) a statement
					 that the sponsor has entered into an agreement to purchase the
					 property;
(2) a statement that the
					 sponsor is applying for public funds for the purpose of acquiring and
					 rehabilitating the property;
(3) a
					 statement that if the sponsor's application is funded and the rehabilitation
					 work requires temporary relocation, all residential tenants will be entitled to
					 return to their units; will be entitled to temporary relocation benefits; and
					 if lower and moderate income, will have any rent increases limited to a total
					 rent of no more than 25 percent of their incomes for a period of one year from
					 the completion of the rehabilitation work;
(4) a statement that all residential tenants
					 who are permanently displaced as a direct result of this acquisition may be
					 entitled to financial benefits, which could include moving expenses and rent
					 differential as required by law;
(5) a statement that if the application is
					 funded, the sponsor will be required as a condition of funding to conduct a
					 tenant survey including verification of tenants' incomes. A tenant's failure to
					 provide complete and accurate information may result in the loss of some of the
					 financial benefits described above;
(6) a statement indicating who to contact for
					 further information or to make a claim.