Right of Way Relocation Manual

April 2006

This manual was current as of this revision date. Changes may have occurred since that time. For updates, please contact the Office of Right of Way's relocation section, Iowa Department of Transportation, 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa 50010, or 515-239-1359.

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		Page
	Table of Contents	i
	Relocation Assistance Section	1
	General	2
	Project Reviews	2
	Aliens Not Lawfully Present in the United States	3
	Relocation Assistance Plan	4
	Project Files	6
	Relocation Appeal Process	6
	Claims and Payments	8
	Notices	9
	Advisory Services	11
	Preventing Subsequent Occupancy	13
	Residential Relocation Assistance	15
	The Initial Interview	25
	Replacement Housing Payments (RHP)	31
	Owner-Occupants of 180 Days or More	34
	Tenant Occupants of 90 Days or More	45
	Owner or Tenant Occupants of Less Than 90 Days	51
	Mobile Homes	52
	Moving Costs and Related Expenses	54
	Owner of the Mobile Home and Owner of the Site	57
	Owner of the Mobile Home and Tenant of the Site	58
	Tenant in the Mobile Home and Owner of the Site	61
	Tenant in the Mobile Home and Tenant on the Site	63
	Partial Acquisition of a Mobile Home Park	64
	Non-Residential Relocation Assistance	66
	Overview of Non-Residential Relocation Assistance	69
	Non-Residential Moving Expense Payments	81
	Direct Payments	83
	Ineligible Non-Residential Moving Expenses	78
	Preparing for a Non-Residential Move	78
	Self-Moves	81
	Non-Residential Reestablishment Expenses	83
	Non-Residential Fixed Payment for Moving Expenses	86
	Advertising Devices (Signs)	98
	The Process	100