§ 1 §953 — Offer of assistance

1.
Written offer; terms.
Within 14 days after the acquisition of real property by a public entity or any person covered by the terms of this chapter and not less than 30 days prior to the date upon which the dwelling or place of business must be vacated, the public entity acquiring the land or building, ordering the dwelling or place of business vacated, or on whose behalf, under whose agreement or with whose funding the acquiring person is acting, shall make a payment to compensate any person or entity who will become displaced for estimated:
2.
Moving expense allowance.
Any displaced person eligible for payments under subsection 1, who is displaced from a dwelling and who elects not to accept the payments authorized by subsection 1, may receive a moving expense allowance, determined according to a schedule established by the department, not to exceed $300, and a dislocation allowance of $200.
3.
Fixed payment.
A displaced person eligible for payments under subsection 1 who is displaced from that person's place of business or from that person's farm operation and who elects not to accept the payment authorized by subsection 1 may receive a fixed payment in an amount equal to the average annual net earnings of the business or farm operation, except that such payment may not be less than $2,500 nor more than $10,000. In the case of a business, a payment may not be made under this subsection unless the department is satisfied that the business:

Legislative History

PL 1981, c. 494 (NEW). RR 2023, c. 1, Pt. C, §§15, 16 (COR).