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Overview of Surrounding Jurisdictions' Tenant Protections Program

Sunnyvale City Council
May 5, 2026

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Overview of Surrounding Jurisdictions' Tenant Protections Program
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Jurisdiction
Relocation
Assistance
beyond AB
1482
Relocation
Assistance
Amount
Additional
Assistance for
Special
Circumstances
Minimum
Occupancy
Period for
Tenant
Protections
Notes
California (AB
1482)
No One month
actual rent
No 12 months
San Jose Yes $10,353 for 2-
BR
Yes 7 days Relocation assistance amount based on size of rental unit, w/annual CPI increase. Additional assistance for
qualified households w/ a person 62+, lower-income, or
disabled, or w/ a child <18.

Mountain View Yes Three months
fair market rate
rent
Yes None Relocation assistance applies to lots with 3+ rental units, household income ≤ 120% (+ $5,000) of AMI.

Additional $8,000 assistance for “special circumstance” households w/ a person 62+ or disabled, or w/ a
dependent <19.

Palo Alto Yes $15,635.89 for
2-BR
Yes 6 months Relocation assistance amount based on size of rental unit, w/ annual CPI increase, applies to lots with 10+
rental units. Additional assistance of $3,608.27 for
“special circumstance” households w/ a person 60+, low- income or disabled, or w/ a minor.

Cupertino No, but will
consider an
ordinance for
expiring deed-
restricted units
Proposed three
months fair
market rent
No, but will
consider an
ordinance for
expiring deed-
restricted units
12 months Tenant Protections follow Assembly Bill 1482.

Considering anti-displacement policies for tenants living in deed-restricted affordable housing units whose
restrictions are expiring. City Council approved to allow those tenants priortiy in the city's centralized BMR
wailist. The proposed relocation assistance, which
ranges from $7,149 to $13,275 (equivalent to 3 months
of fair market rent) plus one additional month for
special circumstances, is to be considered upon further legal analysis.

Unincorporated
Santa Clara
County
No, but will
consider an
ordinance
Proposed three
months fair
market rent
No 12 months,
but will
consider an
ordinance
reducing it to
none
Tenant Protections follow Assembly Bill 1482.
3 months of fair market rent + utilities, relocation
assistance provided for displacement due to unsafe or
hazardous living condition. Considering a proposed
ordinance amendment for relocation assistance of 3
months of fair market rent + utilities for no-fault just cause evictions.

Milpitas No One month
actual rent
No 12 months Tenant Protections follow Assembly Bill 1482.

Los Gatos No One month
actual rent
No 12 months Tenant Protections follow Assembly Bill 1482.

Campbell No One month
actual rent
No 12 months Tenant Protections follow Assembly Bill 1482.

Santa Clara No One month
actual rent
No 12 months Tenant Protections follow Assembly Bill 1482.

Morgan Hill No One month
actual rent
No 12 months Tenant Protections follow Assembly Bill 1482.

Gilroy No One month
actual rent
No 12 months Tenant Protections follow Assembly Bill 1482.

Saratoga No One month
actual rent
No 12 months Tenant Protections follow Assembly Bill 1482.

Overview of Surrounding Jurisdiction's Tenant Protections Program Attachment 7

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