Attachment 2
Comparison of TRAO and SB 330 Key Provisions
T
able 1 below summarizes the key provisions of the TRAO and SB 330. The highlighted cells indicate whether the benefit provided is greater under the TRAO or SB 330. In cases where both TRAO and SB330 are applicable, the shaded area indicates the stricter requirement that needs to be adhered to. If both boxes are shaded, the tenant receives both. 1 The Ellis Act (California Government Code Chapter 12.75) is a 1985 California state law that allows landlords to evict residential tenants to ”g o out of the rental business.” Landlords may choose to remove CSFRA apartments from the market and no longer rent them. There may be various reasons for a landlord to do this, one being to demolish and redevelop the units into new housing.
Key Provisions TRAO SB330
Protected Units • Rental Units covered under
CSFRA and MHRSO; or
• P
arcels with three (3) or
more units; or
• Ow
ner move-in or repair for
less than three units.
• Covered by local rent
stabilization provisions; or
• Subj
ect to affordable housing
covenants; or
• Occu
pied by very low- and
low-income households; or
• U
nits subject to an Ellis Act 1
eviction in the last 10 years.
Causes of Displacement • Permanent withdrawal of
rental units from market,
such as
Redevelopment/Demolition.
• C
ondo conversion.
• C
hange to non-residential
use.
• Su
bstantial repairs due to
code violations.
• Renovations/remodel
rendering units
uninhabitable for 30 days or
more.
• Demolition/Redevelopment.
Key Provisions TRAO SB330
• Owner move-in.
Income Eligibility based on
Area Median Income (AMI)
• 120% AMI + $5,000 or less • 80% AMI or less
Relocation Assistance
Payment
• Three (3) months of rent
based on the median
monthly rent for a
comparable unit in
Mountain View
• Greater of:
a. [(Actual rent amount for the
tenant’s replacement housing)
– (30% of the displaced
household’s average monthly
income)] x 42 months; or
b. [(Actual rent amount for the
tenant’s replacement housing)
– (Current rent of the unit to
be demolished)] x 42 months
Relocation Services • Subscription to rental
agency.
• Personal relocation advisor.
Special Circumstances • Additional relocation benefit
adjusted annually by the
Consumer Price Index (2024:
$9,151).
• Eligible households include:
• Not applicable. SB 330 does
not have additional benefits
for special circumstances.
a. At least one household
member is 62 years of
age or older; or
b. At least one household
member qualifies as
disabled; or
c. The household has at
least one legally
dependent child 19 years
of age or younger.
Key Provisions TRAO SB330
Deposit Refund • Refund of security deposit,
except for funds necessary
to repair damage to units
that will be reoccupied prior
to demolition.
• Not addressed. SB 330 does
not address that the landlord
refund the security deposit.
However, landlords needs to
follow other applicable State
laws that address security
deposit refund.
First Right-of-Return (Ellis
Act)
• First right-of-return if the
original existing unit is put
back on the rental market.
• Not applicable. SB 330 does
not have Ellis Act-style first
right-of-return.
First Right-of-Return (to
Replacement Unit)
• Not applicable. TRAO does
not currently include first
right-of return provision to a
replacement unit.
• The first right to occupy a new
unit at an affordable price.