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Moving Expense Payment A displaced individual or family covered under the Plan shall be eligible to receive a moving expense payment in accordance with the following sections of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended (URA). Referenced are the following sections of URA to select from: 1. Section 24.301- Payment for actual reasonable moving and related expenses residential moves. Actual reasonable moving expense maybe paid if the move is done by a commercial mover. Tenants must get estimates from at least two moving companies. Expenses must be reasonable and supported by receipts. Payment is also limited to a 50-mile moving distance. Payment can be made to the tenant or directly to the commercial mover. 2. Section 24.302 -Fixed payment for moving expense -residential moves. The relocatee will receive payment on the basis of the moving expense schedule (Fixed Rate Method) which is prepared by the U.S. Department of Transportation and shown below for the State of North Carolina. Occupant Owns Furniture Occupant Does Not Number of Rooms Own Furniture 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Each First Each Add. Room Add. Room Room 500 700 900 1100 1300 1500 1650 1800 750 350 50 Under the Fixed Rate Method, it should be noted that certain rooms are excluded from the calculations. These include unfurnished or unused rooms, halls, bathrooms, attics, porches, garages, dressing rooms, closets and utility rooms. However, should the relocatee have sufficient storage room in the above stated rooms, the County may count one additional room for the sum of these, but this is not to exceed one additional room for the calculation of the number of eligible rooms in the dwelling. If a person has minimal possessions and occupies a dormitory style room, or if a person's residential move is performed by an agency at no cost to the person, a payment to that person is limited to $100.00. "`I