Order to vacate (substandard housing): owner must pay tenant relocation benefits within 10 days after order first mailed and posted (or 20 days before vacation date, whichever is later)
10 days after date the order to vacate was first mailed to owner and posted, under Cal. Health & Saf. Code 17975.1(a).
Rule text
The relocation benefits required by this article shall be paid by the owner or designated agent to the tenant within 10 days after the date that the order to vacate is first mailed to the owner and posted on the premises, or at least 20 days prior to the vacation date set forth in the order to vacate, whichever occurs later.
Calculate this deadline
Deadline
Monday, November 16, 2026
- Trigger (Date the order to vacate was first mailed to owner and posted): Friday, November 6, 2026.
- Exclude the trigger day and count 10 calendar days: Monday, November 16, 2026.
Rules applied
Cal. Health & Saf. Code 17975.1(a)
The relocation benefits required by this article shall be paid by the owner or designated agent to the tenant within 10 days after the date that the order to vacate is first mailed to the owner and posted on the premises, or at least 20 days prior to the vacation date set forth in the order to vacate, whichever occurs later.Official source
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b; Cal. Gov. Code 6800, 6707 (state agency filings); Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a) (federal statutes and federal court filings)
CCP 12: "The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day, and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, and then it is also excluded." CCP 12a(a): "If the last day for the performance of any act provided or required by law to be performed within a specified period of time is a holiday, then that period is hereby extended to and including the next day that is not a holiday. For purposes of this section, “holiday” means all day on Saturdays, all holidays specified in Section 135 and, to the extent provided in Section 12b, all days that by terms of Section 12b are required to be considered as holidays." Gov. Code 6707: "When the last day for filing any instrument or other document with a state agency falls upon a Saturday or holiday, such act may be performed upon the next business day with the same effect as if it had been performed upon the day appointed." FRCP 6(a): "The following rules apply in computing any time period specified in these rules, in any local rule or court order, or in any statute that does not specify a method of computing time. (1) ... (A) exclude the day of the event that triggers the period; (B) count every day, including intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays; and (C) include the last day of the period, but if the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday."Official source
- Whichever is later: pair with code_enforcement_relocation_benefits_20_days_before_vacate. If fewer than 10 days separate posting/mailing and the vacation date, benefits are due within 24 hours (17975.1(b)).
- If the clerk's office is closed or inaccessible on the last day (weather, emergency or local closure orders), the deadline may be extended. Check local orders.
This calculator applies the cited rules to the dates you enter. It is not legal advice. Court orders, local rules, and case-specific facts can change a deadline; verify before relying on it. Rule set pending attorney review.
Worked example
Date the order to vacate was first mailed to owner and posted on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Thursday, March 25, 2027.
- Trigger (Date the order to vacate was first mailed to owner and posted): Monday, March 15, 2027.
- Exclude the trigger day and count 10 calendar days: Thursday, March 25, 2027.
Notes
Whichever is later: pair with code_enforcement_relocation_benefits_20_days_before_vacate. If fewer than 10 days separate posting/mailing and the vacation date, benefits are due within 24 hours (17975.1(b)).
Related deadlines
- Residential security deposit: itemized statement and refund of remainder no later than 21 calendar days after tenant vacates (21 days after)
- Security deposit: final itemization and documents within 14 calendar days after completing repair or receiving vendor documentation (good-faith estimate used) (14 days after)
- Security deposit: earliest date for the tenant-requested initial (pre-move-out) inspection (two weeks before termination) (14 days before)
- Change of terms of month-to-month tenancy (Civ. Code 827(a)): earliest effective date, not less than 30 days after notice (30 days after)
- Rent increase of 10% or less (Civ. Code 827(b)(2)): earliest effective date, at least 30 days after notice delivered (30 days after)
- Rent increase over 10% within 12 months (Civ. Code 827(b)(3)): earliest effective date, at least 90 days after notice delivered (90 days after)
- Tenant retaliation (Civ. Code 1942.5(a)): end of 180-day period during which landlord may not evict, raise rent, or decrease services (180 days after)
- Tenant victim of abuse or crime (Civ. Code 1946.7): last day to give 14-day notice to terminate (180 days after order, report, or act) (180 days after)
Rules current as of 2026-10-27. Confirm against the official source and any local rule or court order before relying on a date. Rules changelog.