General Information Notice

A person who may
be displaced shall be furnished with a general written description of TxDOT's relocation program at least 90 days before the required date to vacate. The notice may be issued in person or it may be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested with a follow up personal contact to furnish additional explanations. The notice, which may be issued separately or with other notices, shall inform a displacee:

that he/she might be displaced for the project;

that he/she might be eligible for relocation payment(s), the type of eligible payment(s), the basic conditions of eligibility, and the procedures for obtaining the payment(s);

that he/she will be given reasonable relocation advisory services, including referrals to replacement properties, assistance with filing payment claims, and other necessary assistance the displaced person may need to successfully relocate;

that he/she will not be required to move without at least 90 days advance written notice, and that any person to be displaced from a dwelling cannot be required to move unless
at least one comparable replacement dwelling has been made available;

that any person who is an alien not lawfully present in the United States is ineligible for relocation advisory services and relocation payments, unless such ineligibility would result in exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to a qualifying spouse, parent, or child;

that he/she has the right to appeal, within 90 days of TxDOT's determination, as to eligibility for, or the amount of, any relocation claim;

that he/she shall adhere to the 18-month deadline in which to incur expenses and file claims;

that he/she shall provide TxDOT reasonable advance notice of the estimated start date of his/her move or disposition of displaced personalty;

that he/she shall provide TxDOT a list of items to be moved;

that he/she shall permit TxDOT to monitor the move and make reasonable and timely inspections of personalty at both the displacement and replacement sites; and

that deviation from any of the preceding five items may jeopardize eligibility or relocation benefits, as determined by TxDOT.

Section 1: Notices