§ 14-3-4 — NOTICE

§ 14-3-4 - NOTICE.

(A) The City will notify displaced persons of the benefits and services described above in writing at the time set out in this regulation. (B) The City will provide notice of displacement within a reasonable time after negotiations have begun. If a displaced person owns the property, the City will make a reasonable effort to notify the person when the City initiates negotiations. If a person is a tenant, the City should provide this notice as soon as feasible after the City initiates the negotiations. (C) The City will provide notice to late occupants as follows: (1) at the time that the City has actual knowledge of the late occupant that is occupying the property; (2) with notice of the date the City began the negotiations; (3) with information about the relocation assistance program; and (4) with information that informs the late occupant that the late occupant must continue occupancy until the City takes possession of the property in order to qualify for relocation assistance under this chapter. (D) The City's notice of a replacement payment may be incorporated in the initial notice to vacate. The notice will inform each displaced person of: (1) the cost and location of specific comparable replacement dwellings; (2) the maximum amount of any relocation assistance payment; and (3) the basis for the maximum payment calculation. (E) The City will provide an initial notice to vacate after negotiations have begun but no later than 90 days before the date the City wants the property vacated and will inform the displaced person that: (1) negotiations to acquire the property are ongoing; (2) the displaced person will not be required to move from the dwelling before the end of the 90 days from the date of the notice; (3) the displaced person will be provided a final notice, in writing, specifying the date by which the property must be vacated; and (4) if continued occupancy of the property would constitute a substantial danger to health and safety, the city manager may waive the requirements of this section. (F) The City will provide a final notice to vacate informing displaced persons of the specific date by which the property must be vacated no later than 30 days before the vacation date. (G) Each notice required under this section shall: (1) be written in plain, understandable language; (2) be personally served or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested; (3) contain the name and phone number of a person who can provide relocation advisory services; and (4) include information for translation assistance.

(Ord. No. 20230914-055, Pt. 1, 9-25-23)