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b. The date the Displacing Agency fulfills its obligation to make available comparable replacement dwellings. All claims for relocation benefits must be filed with the Displacing Agency within eighteen (18) months from the date on which you receive final payment for your property, or the date, on which you move, whichever is later. 8. LAST RESORT HOUSING ASSISTANCE If comparable replacement dwellings are not available when you are required to move, or if replacement housing is not available within the monetary limits described above, the Displacing Agency will provide Last Resort Housing assistance to enable you to rent or purchase a replacement dwelling on a timely basis. Last Resort Housing assistance is based on the individual circumstances of the displaced person. Your relocation representative will explain the process for determining whether or not you qualify for Last Resort assistance. If you are a tenant, and you choose to purchase rather than rent a comparable replacement dwelling, the entire amount of your rental assistance and Last Resort eligibility must be applied toward the down - payment and eligible incidental expenses of the home you intend to purchase. 9. RENTAL AGREEMENT As a result of the Displacing Agency's action to purchase the property where you live, you may become a tenant of the Displacing Agency. If this occurs, you will be asked to sign a rental agreement which will specify the monthly rent to be paid, when rent payments are due, where they are to be paid and other pertinent information. 10. EVICTIONS Eviction for cause must conform to applicable State and local law. Any person who occupies the real property and is not in unlawful occupancy on the date of initiation of negotiations, is presumed to be entitled to relocation benefits, unless the Displacing Agency determines that: • The person received an eviction notice prior to the initiation of negotiations and, as a result, was later evicted; or • The person is evicted after the initiation of negotiations for serious or repeated violation of material terms of the lease; and • The eviction was not undertaken for the purpose of evading relocation assistance regulations. Except for the causes of eviction set forth above, no person lawfully occupying property to be purchased by the Displacing Agency will be required to move without having been provided with at least 90 days written notice from the Displacing Agency. 11. APPEAL PROCEDURES - GRIEVANCE Any person aggrieved by a determination as to eligibility for, or the amount of, a payment authorized by the Displacing Agency's Relocation Assistance Program may have the appeal application reviewed by the Displacing Agency in accordance with its appeals procedure. Complete details on appeal procedures are available upon request from the Displacing Agency. 12. TAX STATUS OF RELOCATION BENEFITS California Government Code Section 7269 indicates no relocation payment received shall be considered as income for the purposes of the Personal Income Tax Law, Part 10 (commencing with Section 170 01) of 55A-43