Cash Purchase, No Mortgage on Displacement Property

When there is no mortgage on the displacement property, the incidental expenses may include recording fees, appraisal cost, reasonable cost of replacement housing inspection, owner’s title policy, and in special situations, a closing agent fee. If the displacement agency determines that the displacee needs to obtain a loan to relocate (as in the case of an owner-occupant with a partial interest who must obtain a loan to purchase replacement property), then the cost of obtaining the loan could be considered necessary and would be an eligible, incidental expense.