URA Notice Of Nondisplacement 	

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•	Fill in the information in red. Change all text to black, remove instructions and print on your letterhead. Use this as a guide and revise to reflect the circumstances.
•	Minnesota Housing must approve the template before notices are sent to tenants.
•	The tenant file must indicate the manner in which this notice was delivered (e.g., personally served or certified mail, return receipt requested) and the date of delivery. (See Paragraph 2-3 I of Handbook 1378.)

[Date]

Dear [Tenant]:

On [Date of GIN Notice] [Owner/Developer] notified you of proposed plans to rehabilitate the property you currently occupy at [Address] for a project which could receive funding assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the [HOME and/or NHTF] program. On [Date of Funding Application Certification] the project was approved and will receive federal funding.  Repairs will begin soon.

This is a notice of nondisplacement.  You will not be required to move permanently as result of the rehabilitation.

This notice guarantees you the following:

Upon completion of the rehabilitation, you will be able to lease and occupy your present apartment or another suitable, decent, safe and sanitary apartment in the same building/complex under reasonable terms and conditions. *

If you must move temporarily so that the rehabilitation can be completed, you will be reimbursed for your extra expenses, including the cost of moving to and from temporary housing and any increased interim housing costs. The temporary unit will be decent, safe and sanitary, and all other conditions of the temporary move will be reasonable.

Since you will have the opportunity to occupy a newly rehabilitated apartment, I urge you not to move. (If you do elect to move for your own reasons, you will not receive any relocation assistance.) We will make every effort to accommodate your needs. Because federal funding is involved in this project, you are protected by the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended.  Of course, you must continue to comply with the terms and conditions of your lease.

If you have any questions, please contact [Name], [Title], [Address], [Phone]. This letter is important to you and should be retained.

Sincerely,

[Name and Title]

NOTES.

*Based on the applicable HUD program regulations, if “reasonable terms and conditions,” are defined, one of the following statements or other language may also be required in this Notice:
•	Under HOME at 24 CFR 92.353(c)(2)(C)(1) or NHTF at 24 CFR 93.353(c)(2)(C)(1):   “Your new lease will be for a term of not less than one year at a monthly rent that will remain the same or, if increased, your new monthly rent and estimated average utility costs will not exceed:  1)  if you are low income, the total tenant payment as defined by HUD (under 24 CFR 5.628), or (2) 30% of the monthly gross household income, if you are not low income.”