§ 37-6.1-4. Replacement housing.
(a) In addition to amounts otherwise authorized by this chapter, the director of transportation
shall make a payment to the owner of real property acquired for a project which is
improved by a single, two (2), or three (3) family dwelling actually owned and occupied
by the owner for not less than one year prior to the initiation of negotiations for
the acquisition of the property. The payments, not to exceed amounts authorized by
United States P.L. 91-646, [42 U.S.C. § 4601 et seq.], entitled Uniform Relocation Assistance and Land Acquisition Policies Act
of 1970, and any subsequent amendments thereto, shall b
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§ 37-6.1-4. Replacement housing.
(a) In addition to amounts otherwise authorized by this chapter, the director of transportation
shall make a payment to the owner of real property acquired for a project which is
improved by a single, two (2), or three (3) family dwelling actually owned and occupied
by the owner for not less than one year prior to the initiation of negotiations for
the acquisition of the property. The payments, not to exceed amounts authorized by
United States P.L. 91-646, [42 U.S.C. § 4601 et seq.], entitled Uniform Relocation Assistance and Land Acquisition Policies Act
of 1970, and any subsequent amendments thereto, shall be the amount, if any, which,
when added to the acquisition payment, equals the average price required for a comparable
dwelling determined, in accordance with standards established by the director of transportation,
to be a decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling adequate to accommodate the displaced
owner, reasonably accessible to public services and places of employment, and available
on the private market. The payment shall be made only to a displaced owner who purchases
and occupies a dwelling within one year subsequent to the date on which he or she
is required to move from the dwelling acquired for the project.
(b) In addition to amounts otherwise authorized by this chapter, the director of transportation
shall make a payment to any individual or family displaced from any dwelling not eligible
to receive a payment under subsection (a) of this section, which dwelling was actually
and lawfully occupied by the individual or family for not less than ninety (90) days
prior to the initiation of negotiations for acquisition of the property, as is hereinafter
specified. The payment, not to exceed amounts authorized by amounts allowable by United
States P.L. 91-646, [42 U.S.C. § 4601, et seq.], entitled Uniform Relocation Assistance and Land Acquisition Policies Act
of 1970, and any subsequent amendments thereto shall be the increased differential
in amount, if any, over the rental value or the acquisition price of the dwelling
previously occupied, which is necessary to enable the person to lease or rent for
a period not to exceed two (2) years, or to make the down payment on the purchase
of a decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling of standards adequate to accommodate the
individual or family in areas not generally less desirable in regard to public utilities
and public and commercial facilities, the differential amount to be computed according
to an equitable schedule or formula established by the director of transportation.