(a)  The relocation agency shall adopt rules and regulations as may be necessary to assure:

(1)  That the payments and assistance authorized by this chapter are administered in a manner which is fair and reasonable, and as uniform as practicable;

(2)  That a displaced person who makes proper application for a payment authorized for the person by this chapter is paid promptly after a move or, in hardship cases, paid in advance; and

(3)  That any person aggrieved by a determination as to eligibility for a payment authorized by this chapter, or the amount of a payment, may have his or her application reviewed by the head of the relocation agency.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 45-31.2-8

  • Displaced person: means any person who, on or after January 2, 1971, moves from real property, or moves his or her personal property from real property, as a result of the acquisition of that real property, in whole or in part, or as the result of the written order of the acquiring agency to vacate real property, for a program or project undertaken by a relocation agency; and, solely for the purposes of §§ 45-31. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-31.2-2
  • Person: means any individual partnership, corporation, or association. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-31.2-2
  • Relocation agency: means any agency, state or local, receiving federal assistance to carry out a relocation program. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-31.2-2

(b)  The relocation agency may prescribe other regulations and procedures, consistent with the provisions of this chapter, as it deems necessary or appropriate to carry out this chapter.

History of Section.
P.L. 1972, ch. 129, § 1.