[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR24.207]



[Page 239-240]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

          Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation

 

PART 24_UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AND REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION FOR 

FEDERAL AND FEDERALLY-ASSISTED PROGRAMS--Table of Contents

 

                Subpart C_General Relocation Requirements

 

Sec. 24.207  General requirements--claims for relocation payments.



    (a) Documentation. Any claim for a relocation payment shall be 

supported by such documentation as may be reasonably required to support 

expenses incurred, such as bills, certified prices, appraisals, or other 

evidence of such expenses. A displaced person must be provided 

reasonable assistance necessary to complete and file any required claim 

for payment.

    (b) Expeditious payments. The Agency shall review claims in an 

expeditious manner. The claimant shall be promptly notified as to any 

additional documentation that is required to support the claim. Payment 

for a claim shall be made as soon as feasible following receipt of 

sufficient documentation to support the claim.

    (c) Advanced payments. If a person demonstrates the need for an 

advanced relocation payment in order to avoid or reduce a hardship, the 

Agency shall issue the payment, subject to such safeguards as are 

appropriate to ensure that the objective of the payment is accomplished.

    (d) Time for filing. (1) All claims for a relocation payment shall 

be filed with the Agency no later than 18 months after:

    (i) For tenants, the date of displacement.

    (ii) For owners, the date of displacement or the date of the final 

payment for the acquisition of the real property, whichever is later.

    (2) The Agency shall waive this time period for good cause.

    (e) Notice of denial of claim. If the Agency disapproves all or part 

of a payment claimed or refuses to consider the claim on its merits 

because of untimely filing or other grounds, it shall promptly notify 

the claimant in writing of its determination, the basis for its 

determination, and the procedures for appealing that determination.

    (f) No waiver of relocation assistance. A displacing Agency shall 

not propose or request that a displaced person waive



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his or her rights or entitlements to relocation assistance and benefits 

provided by the Uniform Act and this regulation.

    (g) Expenditure of payments. Payments, provided pursuant to this 

part, shall not be considered to constitute Federal financial 

assistance. Accordingly, this part does not apply to the expenditure of 

such payments by, or for, a displaced person.