§ 16-7-107 — Assurance of replacement housing; waiver

(a) If a program or project undertaken by a displacing
agency cannot proceed on a timely basis because comparable
replacement dwellings are not available and the displacing
agency determines that the dwellings cannot otherwise be made
available, the displacing agency may take action as necessary
or appropriate to provide dwellings by use of funds authorized
for the project. The displacing agency may use this section to
exceed the maximum amounts which may be paid under W.S. 16-7-104
and 16-7-105 on a case-by-case basis for good cause as
determined in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated
by the agency. Regulations issued pursuant to W.S. 16-7-108 may
prescribe situations when these assurances may be waived.
(b) No person shall be required to move from a dwelling
due to any program or project undertaken by a displacing agency
unless the displacing agency is satisfied that comparable
replacement housing is available to the person.
(c) The displacing agency shall assure that a person shall
not be required to move from a dwelling unless the person has
had a reasonable opportunity to relocate to a comparable
replacement dwelling, except in the case of:
(i) A major disaster as defined in the Disaster
Relief Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. § 5122;
(ii) Any other emergency which requires the person to
move immediately from the dwelling because continued occupancy
of the dwelling by the person constitutes a substantial danger
to the health or safety of the person.