Section 150. Notice of replacement housing payment

A. Residential owners and tenant occupants will be advised in person or by certified mail of the amount of the maximum replacement housing payments for which they are eligible. This notice will also provide the specific comparable dwelling which was used as the basis for the purchase or rental supplement and which is referred to as available for occupancy.

B. When feasible the Replacement Housing Payment Notice should be delivered at the time of the initiation of negotiations for the parcel.

C. If the maximum purchase or rent supplement payment cannot be established prior to the initiation of negotiations due to unusual circumstances which exist, such as large household size, low family income, unusually large number of rooms in the existing dwelling, absence of available comparable dwellings, or any combination of these, the owners will be fully advised of the entitlement to benefits during the first negotiations contact. They will also be advised that they will not be required to move until at least 90 days after the date when comparable housing is offered and they are informed of the maximum replacement housing benefit amount for which they are eligible. Tenants for whom payment amounts are not yet established will be similarly advised.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 18, Issue 03, eff. November 21, 2001.

Statutory Authority

§ 25.1-402 of the Code of Virginia; 42 USC § 4601 et seq.