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affected Tenant/Resident households in an amount equal to three (3) times the current Fair Market Rent for a similar Rental Unit in Orange County as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Tenant/Resident households with at least one Qualified Tenant shall be entitled to an additional payment equal to one (1) times the current Fair Market Rent for a similar Rental Unit/Dwelling as determined by HUD as part of their Relocation Assistance. To the extent permitted by law, the Relocation Assistance required herein shall be a minimum amount. Relocation assistance amounts should reflect the true costs paid by Tenant/Resident households to leave a home, including the costs to take time off of work or school to pack up belongings and move, and the costs associated with finding a new home, including, but not limited to, a new security deposit and first and last month's rent. The best way to determine the appropriate relocation amounts is to conduct a study of the housing market. The City should adopt the relocation amounts implemented by the City of Los Angeles, a bordering jurisdiction, until it can conduct a housing study that supports higher relocation amounts for the City of Santa Ana. The Board may increase the amounts of Relocation Assistance pursuant to its powers under law. The Landlord shall also waive the affected Tenant's/Resident's payment for the final month of rent, in an amount equal to at least three months' worth amount of rent. (2) The Landlord shall notify the affected Tenants of their rights under this subsection, if any, at the time of the service of any notice terminating the tenancy. The Relocation Assistance shall be paid to Tenant households who vacate a Covered Rental Unit or Rental Unit/Dwelling within the earlier of 15 calendar days of the notice from (2), or no later than the time that they vacate the Covered Rental Unit or Rental Unit/Dwelling. (3) The Board shall issue rules and regulations to effectuate this subsection including but not limited to the procedures for establishing and facilitating payment of the Relocation Assistance, including rules for determining whether a Tenant meets the criteria for a Qualified Tenant, and rules to ensure the reasonably timely payment of any applicable Relocation Assistance. I. Posting of Notice. For every Property containing Covered Rental Units subject to this Chapter, the Landlord shall post a notice on a form prepared and authorized by the Rent Board, providing information about the existence of this Chapter. Notice must be posted in a conspicuous location in the lobby of the Property, near a mailbox used by all Tenants, or in or near a public entrance to the Property. The notice shall be written in English, Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese and Korean, and in any other languages as required by the Rent Board. J. Retaliation is Barred. No Landlord may threaten to bring, or bring an action to recover possession, cause the Tenant to quit the unit involuntarily, serve any Written Notice to Cease or notice of termination of tenancy, decrease any services or increase the Rent where the Landlord's 48