Section 5: Replacement Housing Entitlements for Less Than 90-Day Mobile Home Occupants

State Acquires Less Than 90-Day Owner-Occupied Mobile Home and Site

If an owner-occupant of a displaced mobile home and site elects to purchase a replacement dwelling and site, he/she is entitled to a down payment assistance payment not to exceed
$9,570
according to .
If the displacee elects to rent a replacement dwelling and site, he/she is entitled to a rental assistance supplement computed according to . If the computed rent supplement exceeds
$9,570
, handle it according to on last resort supplements for 90-day owner-occupants. In any case, the rent supplement or down payment may not exceed what the displaced mobile homeowner would receive if he/she met requirements for a 90-day owner-occupant.

State Acquires Mobile Home Only, Owner-Occupant Rents Site

If an eligible displaced owner-occupant elects to purchase a replacement mobile home and rent a replacement mobile home site, the displacee is entitled to a supplemental housing payment, the total of which cannot exceed
$9,570
, for:
  • a down payment and related incidental expenses to purchase a DSS replacement mobile home according to may not exceed what the displaced mobile homeowner would receive if he/she met requirements for a 90-day owner-occupant; plus
  • the difference in the amount, determined by TxDOT, necessary to rent a comparable mobile home site for 42 months (42 times the rent being paid for the displacement site). Compute this rental supplement according to .
If the displacee elects to rent a replacement dwelling and site, he/she is entitled to a rental assistance supplement computed according . If the computed rental supplement exceeds
$9,570
, handle it according to on last resort supplements for 90-day tenant-occupants.

State Acquires Site Only From Owner-Occupant of Mobile Home

After purchase and occupancy of a replacement mobile home site, a displaced mobile home owner-occupant is entitled to down payment assistance payment not to exceed
$9,570
according to .
If the displaced mobile home owner-occupant elects to rent a replacement site, he/she is entitled to a rent supplement computed according to , not to exceed what he/she would have received for a site purchase supplement if he/she had qualified as a 90-day owner-occupant. Determine this supplement, if any, by subtracting 42 times the estimated economic rent of the displacement mobile home site from the amount determined by the State as necessary to rent a comparable mobile home site for 42 months. If the computed rent supplement exceeds
$9,570
, handle it according to on last resort supplements for 90-day tenant-occupants.

State Acquires Rental Site but Owner-Occupied Mobile Home Not Acquired.

When a rental site is acquired, but the mobile home on the site is not acquired and the mobile home must be moved, the owner-occupant of the mobile home is eligible for a supplemental housing payment:
  • to rent a comparable replacement mobile home site according to , or
  • for a down payment and related incidental expenses to purchase a replacement mobile home site. Handle this payment according to .
If the rent supplement exceeds
$9,570
, handle it according to on last resort housing for 90-day tenant-occupants.

State Acquires Tenant-Occupied Mobile Home and Site

If the displacee elects to rent a replacement dwelling and site, he/she is entitled to a replacement housing supplement for that purpose. Compute the rent supplement according to .
If the displacee elects to purchase a replacement dwelling and site, he/she is entitled to a down payment assistance payment not to exceed
$9,570
according to .
If the displacee elects to purchase a replacement dwelling and rent a replacement site, or to rent a replacement dwelling and occupy it on a replacement site that he/she elects to purchase, he/she is entitled to a payment not to exceed
$9,570
for the purchase or rent of either a replacement dwelling or a replacement site. If the rental assistance entitlement in preceding exceeds
$9,570
, then the displacee is entitled to a last resort payment under the provisions of for purchasing or renting either a replacement dwelling or a replacement site.

State Acquires Rental Site but Tenant-Occupied Mobile Home Not Acquired.

When a rental site is acquired, but not the mobile home on the site, and such mobile home must be moved, the tenant-occupant of the mobile home is eligible for a supplemental housing payment under any of the following conditions.
If the displacee elects to rent a replacement dwelling and site, he/she is entitled to a replacement housing supplement for that purpose. Compute the rent supplement according to .
If the displacee elects to purchase a replacement dwelling and site, he/she is entitled to a down payment assistance payment not to exceed
$9,570
according to .
If the displacee elects to purchase a replacement dwelling and rent a replacement site, or to rent a replacement dwelling and occupy it on a replacement site that he/she elects to purchase, then he/she is entitled to a payment not to exceed
$9,570
for purchasing or renting either a replacement dwelling or a replacement site. If the rental assistance entitlement in preceding subsection exceeds
$9,570
, the displacee is entitled to a last resort payment according to for purchasing or renting either a replacement dwelling or a replacement site.