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Therefore, if the Project proceeds, the City will authorize sufficient funds to provide housing of last resort. Due to the demonstrated number of available replacement housing resources, as shown earlier, the need to develop a replacement housing plan to produce sufficient number of comparable replacement dwellings will not be necessary. Rather, funds will be used to make payments in excess of the monetary limits specified in the statute ($5,25o); hence, satisfying the requirement that "comparable replacement housing" is available. The City will pay Last Resort Housing payments in two installments. Recipients of Last Resort rental assistance, who intend to purchase rather than re -rent replacement housing, will have the right to request a lump sum payment of all benefits in the form of down payment assistance. Tenant households receiving periodic payments will have the option to request a lump sum payment of remaining benefits to assist with the purchase of a decent, safe and sanitary dwelling. E. Determinations of Comparable Housing Relocation staff would evaluate the cost of comparable replacement housing in the preparation of each individual NOE issued to residential displacees. For residential tenants and owner - occupants, the cost of comparable replacement housing would be determined primarily on a comparative basis of three, if possible, presently available, comparable dwellings. A Replacement Housing Valuation (RHV) Form would be prepared and placed in the file of each affected household. F. Relocation Benefits - Commercial Tenants, and Non-profit Organizations Eligible businesses would have two options with respect to claims for relocation assistance benefits: t. Compensation for actual reasonable and necessary moving and related expenses, or z. Afixed payment not to exceed $20,000 i. Payment for Actual Reasonable and Necessary Moving and Related Expenses Any lawful business that qualifies as a displaced person is entitled to payment for such actual moving expenses, as the City determines to be reasonable and necessary, including expenses for: 1. Transportation of personal property from the present location to the replacement location (transportation costs for a distance beyond 50 miles are not eligible unless the City determines that relocation beyond 50 miles is justified); z. Packing, crating, uncrating, and unpacking personal property; 3. Disconnecting, dismantling, removing, reassembling, and installing relocated and substitute machinery, equipment and other personal property. This will include connection to utilities available nearby and modifications necessary to adapt such property to the replacement structure, or to the utilities, or to adapt the utilities to the personal property; tg 75B-29