Actual Cost Self-Move
Reimbursement
for costs must be
documented by paid
receipts for labor,
equipment rentals, fuel, etc., and inventory of moved personalty. Additionally, the displacee must provide an itemized certified accounting of the number of hours spent on the move and the claimed hourly wage rate. Hourly labor rates should not exceed the cost paid by a commercial mover for moving staff necessary for moving the personal property. Costs for moving personal property that requires special handling should not exceed the hourly market rate for a commercial specialist. Equipment rental fees should be based on the actual cost of renting the equipment but not exceed the cost paid by a commercial mover.