Relocation

If a project requires the acquisition of developed property, the Uniform Act provides measures to minimize the hardships of relocation for the occupants. For example, individuals cannot be displaced from their residence unless a comparable replacement residence is available, and individuals cannot be required to move less than 90 days after an offer to purchase has been made. Homeowners and tenants may receive payments for moving expenses and, if necessary, the increased cost of replacement housing. Businesses are also eligible for moving expenses and certain costs to reestablish their business. In addition, displaced individuals are offered advisory services to help them successfully relocate. This includes assistance in determining relocation needs, information concerning replacement properties, and timely written notifications of payment eligibility.

Relocation Resources

• Alternate Methodology for Calculating a Replacement Housing Payment Eligibility - The FHWA is implementing a 24-month nationwide temporary waiver of the procedure for calculating a Replacement Housing Payment (RHP) eligibility for displaced homeowner-occupants for the Federal-aid program, effective June 1, 2022.
• Applicability of the Uniform Relocation Act to Nonprofit Organizations
  This 1994 Memo clarifies when acquisitions or displacements by NPOs are covered by the Uniform Act's acquisition or relocation requirements.
• Business Relocation Assistance
  The 2010 Business Relocation Assistance Retrospective Study evaluates the costs to businesses as a result of having to relocate for a public transportation project.
• Federally Mandated Exclusions From Income
  The 2014 HUD Notice of Federally Mandated Exclusions From Income is the latest notice that lists amounts excluded by any Federal statute from considerate as income for purposes of determining eligibility or benefits in a HUD program.
• Fixed Residential Moving Cost Schedule (2021)
  This Fixed Residential Moving Cost Schedule was published in 2021 as an amendment to the The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970.
• Illegal Aliens and the Uniform Act
  This 1999 Information Memo explains the 1997 amendments to the Uniform Act concerning the ineligibility of aliens not lawfully present in the United States for payments and assistance under the Uniform Act, and contains Q&As and sample Certification forms.
• Mortgage Interest Differential Payment (MIDP) Calculators
  These tools, available in HTML and Excel, assist practitioners in computing the MIDP in accordance with 49 CFR 24.401(d) and Appendix A for §24.401(d).
• Protect Your Move
  The Office of Motor Carrier Safety offers a brochure and checklist to protect yourself from moving fraud, and provides the number for the Consumer complaint hotline.
• Sunset of the Temporary Waiver of Methodology for Calculating a Replacement Housing Payment for Negative Equity
  The FHWA implemented a nationwide Negative Equity Waiver (NEW) for the Federal-aid program in 2009. It was subsequently reauthorized several times, and most recently on January 7, 2021 for 6 months. Since its implementation in 2009.