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10 - DEFINITIONS 10.1 Affected.property. Affected property means any real proDerty which actually'dEclines in fair market'value because of acquisition by a public entity for public use of other real property and a change in the use of the real property acquired by the public entity. 10.2 Average annual net earnings. The net earnings of the business or farm operation before Federal, State, and local income tax, during the 2 taxable years immediately preceeding displacement (or if the business or farm was not operated that long, such other period as may be approved by the state agency), and includes salaries, wages or other compensation paid by the business or farm operation to the owner, his spouse or his dependents. If the state agency determines that such 2 year period is not equitable for establishing earnings, the Deriod used for determining average net earnings shall be a sub- stitute period determined by the state agency. In the case of a corporate owner, earnings shall include any compensation paid to the spouse or dependents of the owner of a majority interest in the cor- poration. For the purpose of determining majority ownership, stock held by a husband, his wife and their dependent children shall be t~eated as one unit. 10.3 Business. Any lawful activity, except a farm operation conducted primarily: a. For the purchase, sale, lease, and rental of personal and real property, and for the manufacture, processing, or marketing of products, commodities or any other personal property; b. For the sale of services to the public; c. By a nonDrofit organization; or d. Solely for the purpose of Section 7262 for assisting in the purchase, sale, resale, manufacture, processing or marketing or pro- ducts, commodities, personal property, or services by the erection and maintenance of an outdoor advertising display, whether or not such display is located on the premises on which any of the above activities are conducted. -10.4 ~losin~ (Replacement Housing. Payments).. Those 'payments to owner-occupants relating to the closing costs on the purchase of a replacement dwellSng including costs of evidence of title, recording fees, etc., but not including~prepaid expenses. 10.5 Comparable replacement dwelling. For the purposes of rendering relocation assistance by ma~ing referrals for replacement housing and for computation of the replacement housing payment, a comparable replacement dwelling is one which is decent, safe, and sanitary and: II- 28 '