Section 7263 Of Chapter 16. Relocation Assistance From California Government Code >> Division 7. >> Title 1. >> Chapter 16.
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. (a) In addition to the payments required by Section 7262, the
public entity, as a part of the cost of acquisition, shall make a
payment to the owner of real property acquired for public use which
is improved with a dwelling actually owned and occupied by the owner
as a permanent or customary and usual place of abode for not less
than 180 days prior to the initiation of negotiation for the
acquisition of that property.
(b) The payment, not to exceed twenty-two thousand five hundred
dollars ($22,500), shall be based on the following factors:
(1) The amount, if any, which, when added to the acquisition cost
of the dwelling acquired by the public entity equals the reasonable
cost of a comparable replacement dwelling.
(2) The amount, if any, which will compensate the displaced owner
for any increased interest costs which the owner is required to pay
for financing the acquisition of a comparable replacement dwelling.
The amount shall be paid only if the dwelling acquired by the
displacing agency was encumbered by a bona fide mortgage which was a
valid lien on the dwelling for not less than 180 days immediately
prior to the initiation of negotiations for the acquisition of the
dwelling. All of the mortgages on the acquired dwelling shall be used
to compute the payment. The amount shall be computed using the
lesser of the principal balance of the mortgage on the replacement
dwelling or the outstanding principal balance of the mortgage on the
acquired dwelling and the lesser of the remaining term on the
acquired dwelling or the actual term of the new mortgage. The present
value of the increased interest costs shall be computed based on the
lesser of the prevailing interest rate or the actual interest rate
on the replacement property. The amount shall also include other
reasonable debt service costs incurred by the displaced owner.
For the purposes of this subdivision, if the replacement dwelling
is a mobilehome, the term "mortgage," as defined in subdivision (h)
of Section 7260, shall include those liens as are commonly given to
secure advances on, or the unpaid purchase price of, mobilehomes,
together with the credit instruments, if any, secured thereby.
(3) Reasonable expenses incurred by the displaced owner for
evidence of title, recording fees, and other closing costs incident
to the purchase of the replacement dwelling, but not including
prepaid expenses.
(c) The additional payment authorized by this section shall be
made only to a displaced owner who purchases and occupies a decent,
safe, and sanitary replacement dwelling within one year from the
later of the following:
(1) The date the displaced person receives final payment for the
displacement dwelling, or in the case of condemnation, the date the
full amount of estimated just compensation is deposited in court.
(2) The date the displacing agency fulfulls its obligation to make
available at least one comparable replacement dwelling to the
displaced person.
However, the displacing agency may extend the period for good
cause. Also, the displaced owner and the public entity may agree in
writing that the displaced owner may remain in occupancy of the
acquired dwelling as a tenant of the public entity on the conditions
that the displaced owner shall only be entitled to the payment
authorized by this section on the date on which the owner moves from
the acquired dwelling and that the payment shall be in an amount
equal to that to which the owner would have been entitled if the
owner had purchased and occupied a replacement dwelling one year
subsequent to the date on which final payment was received for the
acquired dwelling from the public entity.
(d) In implementing this chapter, it is the intent of the
Legislature that special consideration be given to the financing and
location of a comparable replacement dwelling for displaced persons
62 years of age or older.