Ineligible Expenses

Reestablishment expenses not considered reasonable, necessary, or otherwise eligible include the following:
  • capital asset purchases, such as office furniture, filing cabinets, machinery, or trade fixtures;
  • purchase of manufacturing materials, production supplies, product inventory, or other items used in the normal course of business operations;
  • interest on money borrowed to make the move or purchase the replacement property;
  • payment to a part-time home business that does not materially contribute to household income;
  • payment to a lessee whose business is sub-leasing space;
    and
  • construction costs for a new building at the business replacement site, or costs to construct, reconstruct, or rehabilitate an existing building.
Refer questions concerning expense eligibility to the ROW Program Office before making commitments to displacees.