Will the city pay me to move?
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Will the city pay me to move?
I am currently living on vacant property owned by an individual. The city
I live in has held city council meetings to discuss plans for building
condos here. I’m not sure if the city has baught the property yet. I am
being evicted because there supposed to start building soon. That is what
I’m told. I have had people tell me that the city will pay me to move. Is
that true? I live in fairfield California.
Asked on July 29, 2016 under Real Estate Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
The city may *choose* to pay you to move (especially if they feel that some small relocation payment will make things go faster and easier), but they have no legal obligation to do so. You write that you are living on vacant land owned by an individual: it is not your land, so you have no property interest in or any entitlement to compensation for it, and as a general matter, no legal payment is required when someone is evicted. Being evicted means you don't have a right to stay there any more; with no right to possession or occupancy, you have no right to compensation.
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