Section 346-29-11 - RelocationDevelopments are subject to the following relocation standards:
A.Minimizing Displacement. Applicants must take all reasonable steps to minimize the displacement of persons from their homes as a result of rehabilitation, change of use, or rent increases.B.Federally-assisted Developments. Developers of Developments assisted with federal funds shall comply with applicable requirements including without limitation: the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Act of 1970, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 4601et seq., and the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Regulations for Federal and Federally Assisted Programs Final Rule, 49 C.F.R. 24, published March 2, 1989, as amended; § 104(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 5304(d)(4), and the Displacement Relocation Assistance, and Real Property Acquisition for HUD and HUD-Assisted Program Final Rule, 24 C.F.R. 42, as amended. C.MaineHousing Financing. Developers of Developments financed by MaineHousing and not subject to 11.B. above shall comply with the following: i.Temporary Tenant Relocation. If tenants are not required to move permanently but must relocate temporarily because of rehabilitation to a Development, the Applicant shall provide the tenants with (a) reimbursement for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and increased costs incurred in connection with the temporary relocation; and (b) appropriate advisory services including reasonable advance notice of the date and approximate duration of the temporary relocation; the location of a suitable, decent, safe and sanitary dwelling to be made available for the temporary period; the terms and conditions under which the tenant may lease and occupy a bed or unit in the Development upon completion of the Development; and the provisions for reimbursement of expenses and increased costs. ii.Displaced Persons. If an individual moves from a property or moves personal property from real property permanently and involuntarily as a direct result of a Developer's acquisition, relocation, or demolition of such real property financed in whole or in part by MaineHousing, the Developer shall do the following: (1) The Developer shall provide in a form satisfactory to MaineHousing initial notices to all tenants. Failure to send such notices may cause tenants to be deemed displaced. (2) The Developer shall send each tenant a 90-day advanced written notice of the date by which the tenant must move in a form satisfactory to MaineHousing. (3) If the displaced person's income is below 80% of area median income, the Developer must do the following: (i) prior to sending the 90-day notice, contact the person to be displaced to explain the benefits, ascertain needs, and offer transportation for up to 3 available comparable units and(ii) pay either the tenant's actual reasonable out-of-pocket moving and related expenses or a one-time payment determined by MaineHousing.(4) If the displaced person's income is below 60% of median family income for the area, the Developer shall in addition to 11.C. ii. (1), (2), and (3) above, make 12 months of replacement housing payments to the displaced person. The Developer may make the payments in a lump sum or on a monthly basis. The amount of the replacement housing payments is the difference between the rent and utilities at either the replacement unit or a unit comparable to the vacated unit found by the Developer, whichever is less, and the monthly rent and utilities of the vacated unit multiplied by 12.99-346 C.M.R. ch. 29, § 11