Item 25 - Tenant Relocation Plan for 206 and 208 S Flower Street

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206 S. Flower Acquisition and Relocation Relocation Plan 12 12. Assure that no occupant is required to move without a minimum of 90 days written notice to vacate; 13. Inform all persons subject to displacement of the City’s policies with regard to eviction and property management; 14. Establish and maintain a formal grievance procedure for use by displaced persons seeking administrative review of the City’s decisions with respect to relocation assistance; and 15. Provide assistance that does not result in different or separate treatment based on or due to an individual’s sex, marital status, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, physical handicap, sexual orientation, and domestic partnership status. B. RELOCATION BENEFITS Specific eligibility requirements and benefit plans will be detailed on an individual basis with all displacees. In the course of personal follow-up visits, each displacee will be counseled as to available options and the consequences of any choice with respect to financial assistance. Relocation benefits will be provided in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Relocation Law and Guidelines and City rules, regulations and procedures pertaining thereto. Benefits will be paid to eligible displaced persons upon submission of required claim forms and documentation in accordance with the City’s normal administrative procedures. In the case that a household chooses to rent a replacement dwelling, the City will process advance payment requests to mitigate hardships for households who do not have access to sufficient funds to pay move-in costs such as first month’s rent and/or security deposits. Approved requests will be processed expeditiously to help avoid the loss of desirable, appropriate replacement housing. 1. Residential Moving Expense Payments All eligible residential occupants to be permanently relocated will be eligible to receive a payment for moving expenses. Moving expense payments will be made based upon the actual cost of a professional move or a fixed payment based on a room-count schedule. a. Actual Cost (Professional Move) Displacees may elect to have a licensed professional mover perform the move. The actual cost of the moving services, based on at least two acceptable bids, will be compensated by the City in the form of a direct payment to the moving company upon presentation of an invoice. Transportation costs are limited to a distance of 50 miles in either case. In addition to the actual move, costs associated with utility re- connections (i.e., gas, water, electricity, telephone, and cable, if any), are eligible for reimbursement.