Uniform Relocation Act. A. A displaced person must be provided relocation assistance at the levels described in and in accordance with the requirements of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (URA) (42 U.S.C. 4201-4655) and implementing regulations at 49 CFR part 24.
B. The cost of required relocation assistance may be paid with funds provided by the owner, or with local public funds, or with funds available from other sources. Payment of relocation assistance must be paid in accordance with HUD requirements.
C. The acquisition of real property for a project to be assisted under the program is subject to the URA and 49 CFR part 24, subpart B.
D. The PHA must require the owner to comply with the URA and 49 CFR part 24.
E. In computing a replacement housing payment to a residential tenant displaced as a direct result of privately undertaken rehabilitation or demolition of the real property, the term “initiation of negotiations” means the execution of the Agreement between the owner and the PHA.
Uniform Relocation Act. CDBG-DR funds are subject to the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Act of 1970 (URA or Uniform Act), as amended. 49 C.F.R. § Part 24 requires relocation assistance for lower- income individuals displaced as a result of the demolition or conversion of a lower-income dwelling and requires one-for-one replacement of lower-income units demolished or converted to other uses.
Uniform Relocation Act. All reasonable steps to minimize the displacement of persons (families, individuals, businesses, nonprofit organizations and farms) as a result of a project assisted with HOME funds will be taken. A person displaced as a direct result acquisition, rehabilitation or demolition for a HUD-funded project must be provided relocation assistance at the levels described in, and in accordance with the requirements of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (URA) (42 USC 4201-4655) and 49 CFR part 24. This includes any permanent, involuntary move for an assisted project that is made after notice by the owner to move permanently from the property if the move occurs on or after (a) the date of submission of an application to the Subrecipient, if the applicant has site control and the application is later approved; (b) the date the Subrecipient approves the applicable site, if the applicant does not have site control at the time of the application; or (c) if the Subrecipient, Lead Agency or HUD determine that displacement resulted directly from the acquisition, rehabilitation or demolition of the project. Further definitions of displaced persons, permanent and temporary, may be found in the Act and at § 92.353(c)(2).
Uniform Relocation Act. Project Owner/Borrower must comply with the Uniform Relocation Act, in the execution of this project, and must retain all associated records. The Project Owner/Borrower shall submit a Relocation Plan in conformance with the Uniform Relocation Assistance Act and obtain prior HUD and City approvals. Project Owner/Borrower must also maintain records that demonstrate compliance with requirements in 24 CFR 570.606 regarding acquisition, displacement, and relocation. No tenant occupant is to be permanently displaced, as defined under the applicable regulation. Tenant occupants are to be temporarily relocated for a period not exceeding eleven (11) months. The Project Owner/Borrower shall be responsible for any and all costs related to any tenant occupants deemed to be permanently displaced, under the applicable regulations.
Uniform Relocation Act. The Developer will be subject to compliance with the federal Uniform Relocation Act and all related laws and regulations, be solely responsible for the cost to comply with those requirements, and be subject to termination of this Agreement without cause other than failure to comply with federal regulation. Further, the Developer will maintain the obligation to bear all costs associated with relocation resulting from activities undertaken with state and federal funds including displacement and relocation.
Uniform Relocation Act. The Uniform Relocation Act, (URA) is a federal law that establish minimum standards for federally funded programs and projects that require the acquisition of real property or displacement of individuals from their homes, businesses, or farm. The URA protections and assistance apply to the acquisition, rehabilitation, or demolition of real property for federal or federally funded projects. Government wide regulation that implement URA can be found at 49 CFR Part 24.
Uniform Relocation Act requirements. The state may apply the
a. The requirements at 49 CFR 24.101(b)(2)(i)–(ii) are waived to the extent that they apply to an arm’s length voluntary purchase carried out by a person that does not have the power of eminent domain, in connection with the purchase and occupancy of a principal residence by that person.
b. The requirements at 49 CFR 24.2, 24.402(b)(2) and 24.404 are waived to the extent that they require the state to provide URA financial assistance sufficient to reduce the displaced person’s post-displacement rent/utility cost to 30 percent of household income. To the extent that a tenant has been paying rents in excess of 30 percent of household income without demonstrable hardship, rental assistance payments to reduce tenant costs to 30 percent would not be required. Before using this waiver, the state must establish a definition of ‘‘demonstrable hardship.’’
c. The requirements of sections 204 and 205 of the URA, and 49 CFR 24.402(b) are waived to the extent necessary to permit a grantee to meet all or a portion of a grantee’s replacement housing financial assistance obligation to a displaced renter by offering rental housing through a tenant-based rental assistance (TBRA) housing program subsidy (e.g., Section 8 rental voucher or certificate) provided that the renter is also provided referrals to suitable, available rental replacement dwellings where the owner is willing to participate in the TBRA program, and the period of authorized assistance is at least 42 months.
d. The requirements of section 202(b) of the URA and 49 CFR 24.302 are waived to the extent that they require a grantee to offer a person displaced from a dwelling unit the option to receive a ‘‘moving expense and dislocation allowance’’ based on the current schedule of allowances prepared by the Federal Highway Administration, provided that the grantee establishes and offers the person a moving expense and dislocation allowance under a schedule of allowances that is reasonable for the jurisdiction and takes into account the number of rooms in the displacement dwelling, whether the person owns and must move the furniture, and, at a minimum, the kinds of expenses described in 49 CFR 24.301.
Uniform Relocation Act. Consistent with the other goals and objectives of this part, Sub-recipient must ensure that it has taken all reasonable steps to minimize the displacement of persons (families, individuals, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and farms) as a result of projects assisted under this part. “Project,” as used in this section, means any activity or series of activities assisted with PSH Program funds received or anticipated in any phase of an undertaking. The Sub-recipient’s commitment of funds to housing activities for any acquisition, rehabilitation, demolition, purchase assistance, and/or relocation activities is conditioned upon IHCDA receiving the Sub-recipient’s certification of compliance with the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (URA), as amended, and the implementing regulations at 49 CFR Part 24.
Uniform Relocation Act. The BSA will assure that the units are sold to homeowners who intend to use the property as their primary residence and that the units will not be rented prior to the initial sale of the property to a homeowner. In the event the BSA breaches this Agreement and rents the property, the BSA will be subject to compliance with the Federal Uniform Relocation Act, be solely responsible for the cost to comply with those requirements, and be subject to termination of this Agreement.
Uniform Relocation Act. The Recipient must ensure that it has taken all reasonable steps to minimize the displacement of persons (families, individuals, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and farms) as a result of the Project. To the extent feasible, residential tenants must be provided a reasonable opportunity to lease and occupy a suitable, decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable dwelling unit in the building/complex upon completion of the Project. Therefore, the Recipient must follow the requirements set forth in 24 CFR 92.353 for (families, individuals, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and farms) that must relocate temporarily for the Project. In addition, if a (family, individual, business, nonprofit organization, or farm, including any corporation, partnership or association) moves permanently as a direct result of the acquisition, rehabilitation, or demolition of the Project the Recipient must comply with the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (URA), as amended, and the implementing regulations at 49 CFR Part 24. Program income, as defined in 24 CFR § 570.500(a), received by the Recipient is to be returned to the IHCDA.
