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URA Nonresidential Relocation – Knowledge Check

The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended (URA), requires relocation assistance and payments be provided to eligible displaced persons. Nonresidential displaced persons (businesses, nonprofit organizations, and farms) may be eligible to receive relocation advisory services, moving expense payments, reestablishment payments, and other assistance.

Take a look at the true or false statements below to see if you need a refresher on URA nonresidential relocation requirements.

Do you know which statements are true and which are false?

  1. The current maximum limits are $25,000 for a reestablishment expense payment and $40,000 for a fixed moving expense payment.
  2. All displaced businesses are eligible for a reestablishment expense payment.
  3. The reimbursable costs of searching for a replacement business location is limited to $1,500.
  4. The costs of professional services to determine replacement site suitability is an eligible reestablishment payment.
  5. The purchase of substitute personal property is an ineligible moving expense payment.
  6. The reasonable costs of loss of business goodwill, profits, and trained employees is an eligible moving expense payment.

Check out URA the HUD Way Training Module 6: Nonresidential Relocation to learn more about URA nonresidential relocation for HUD programs and projects.
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Answer Key: 1. True, 2. False, 3. False, 4. False, 5. False, 6. False

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