Code of Alabama - Title 18: Eminent Domain - Chapter 4 - Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition

• Section 18-4-1 Short title
  This chapter may be cited as the Alabama Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1999.
• Section 18-4-2 Definitions
  As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) COMPARABLE REPLACEMENT DWELLING. Any dwelling that is decent, safe, and sanitary;...
• Section 18-4-3 Legislative intent
  (a) The Legislature declares that this chapter shall be applicable only to the acquisition of real property owned and occupied by the owner as a...
• Section 18-4-4 Payment of relocation expenses
  (a) Whenever the acquisition of real property for a program or project undertaken by a state agency will result in the displacement of any person,...
• Section 18-4-5 Additional payments - Dwelling occupied at least 180 days
  (a) In addition to payments otherwise authorized by this chapter, the state agency shall make an additional payment not in excess of twenty-two thousand five...
• Section 18-4-6 Additional payments - Dwelling occupied at least 90 days
  (a) In addition to amounts otherwise authorized by this chapter, a state agency shall make a payment to or for any displaced person displaced from...
• Section 18-4-7 Relocation assistance advisory programs
  (a) Programs or projects undertaken by a state agency shall be planned in a manner that recognizes, at an early stage in the planning of...
• Section 18-4-8 Administration of programs
  In order to prevent unnecessary expense and duplication of functions, and to promote uniform and effective administration of relocation assistance programs for displaced persons, a...
• Section 18-4-9 Use of funds
  Funds appropriated or otherwise available to any state agency for the acquisition of real property or any interest therein for a particular program or project...
• Section 18-4-10 Displaced person
  A displaced person who moves from his or her dwelling as the direct result of federally assisted building or other similar federally assisted code enforcement...
• Section 18-4-11 Payments not treated as income
  No payment received by a displaced person under this chapter shall be considered as income or resources for the purposes of determining the eligibility or...
• Section 18-4-12 Availability of replacement housing
  (a) If a project cannot proceed to actual construction because comparable replacement sale or rental housing is not available, and it is determined by the...
• Section 18-4-13 Adjustment of monetary limits
  The monetary limits provided in Sections 18-4-4, 18-4-5, and 18-4-6 shall be adjusted to conform to future revisions of corresponding monetary benefits under the federal...
• Section 18-4-14 Procedure for acquiring real property
  Whenever real property is acquired by a state agency in connection with any programs or projects, the acquisition shall be conducted, to the greatest extent...
• Section 18-4-15 Reimbursement of recording fees, transfer taxes, etc
  Any state agency requiring real property in connection with any program or project shall, as soon as practicable after the date of payment of the...
• Section 18-4-16 Expenses incurred from condemnation proceedings
  Where a condemnation proceeding is instituted by a state agency to acquire real property and the final judgment is that the real property cannot be...
• Section 18-4-17 Expenses incurred from declaratory judgment proceedings
  Where a declaratory judgment proceeding is instituted by the owner of any right, title, or interest in real property because of use of his or...
• Section 18-4-18 Interest in improvements on acquired real property
  (a) To the greatest extent practicable, where an interest in real property is acquired, an equal interest in all buildings, structures, or other improvements located...
• Section 18-4-19 Rules and regulations
  All state agencies may promulgate rules and regulations as necessary to carry out this chapter.

Last modified: May 3, 2021