California 2011 2011-2012 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB1925 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/22/2012

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1925INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Ma (Principal coauthor: Senator Yee) FEBRUARY 22, 2012 An act to amend Section 17975 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1925, as introduced, Ma. Housing: tenant relocation assistance. Existing law provides for relocation assistance to a tenant displaced from a residential rental unit as a result of an order to vacate by a local enforcement agency under specified conditions. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this provision. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 17975 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 17975. Any tenant who is displaced or subject to displacement from a residential rental unit as a result of an order to vacate or an order requiring the  vacation of a residential unit   removal of all tenants from a residential rental unit  by a local enforcement agency as a result of a violation so extensive and of such a nature that the immediate health and safety of the residents is endangered, shall be entitled to receive relocation benefits from the owner  ,  as specified in this article. The local enforcement agency shall determine the eligibility of tenants for benefits pursuant to this article.