§ 45-31-26. Relocation payments authorized — Definitions.
Every redevelopment agency created pursuant to § 45-31-9 has the power to make relocation payments to transients or eligible individuals, families, and business concerns for moving expenses and losses of property resulting from their displacement by any redevelopment project undertaken pursuant to the provisions of chapters 31 — 33 of this title subsequent to January 1, 1961, subject to the following conditions:
Definitions:
(1) “Business concern” includes a corporation, firm, partnership, individual, or other entity engaged in some type of business or profession necessitating fixtures, equipment, stock in trade, or other tangible property for the carrying on of the business or profession. Nonprofit organizations and institutions such as churches and hospitals are included.
(2) “Eligible individual or family” means an individual or family owning furniture in housing accommodations.
(3) “Family” means a group of two (2) or more persons living together and related by blood, marriage, or adoption; or two (2) or more single persons not related by blood, marriage or adoption, who are living together in a single housekeeping unit.
(4) “Individual” means a person who is not a member of a family as defined in subdivision (3).
(5) “Occupied room” includes all furnished rooms except bathrooms, hallways, and closets.
(6) “Relocation payments” means payments by a redevelopment agency to transients, eligible individuals or families, and business concerns for their reasonable and necessary moving expenses and any actual direct losses of personal property to business concerns, except good will or profit, resulting from their displacement from any redevelopment project.
(7) “Transient” means a displaced individual or family not owning furniture but occupying housing accommodations.
History of Section.P.L. 1961, ch. 9, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 45-31 - Redevelopment Agencies
Section 45-31-1. - Short title.
Section 45-31-2. - Finding as to existence of substandard areas.
Section 45-31-3. - Findings as to dangers from substandard areas.
Section 45-31-4. - Finding of obstacles to private redevelopment.
Section 45-31-5. - Declaration as to methods to be used in redevelopment.
Section 45-31-6. - Public policy to assist in redevelopment.
Section 45-31-7. - Purposes of chapters.
Section 45-31-8. - Definitions.
Section 45-31-9. - Agencies created.
Section 45-31-10. - Resolution of need required for agency to function.
Section 45-31-11. - Resolution conclusive as to capacity of agency.
Section 45-31-12. - Appointment and compensation of agency members.
Section 45-31-13. - Tenure of agency members.
Section 45-31-14. - Officers of agency.
Section 45-31-15. - Suspension and removal of agency members.
Section 45-31-16. - Continuation of agencies created under prior law.
Section 45-31-17. - Validation of prior acts.
Section 45-31-18. - Resident attorneys.
Section 45-31-19. - Interest of officers and employees in project area properties.
Section 45-31-20. - Administrative appropriations.
Section 45-31-21. - Budgetary control of agencies.
Section 45-31-22. - Periodical reports.
Section 45-31-23. - Real property exempt from process.
Section 45-31-24. - Deactivation or substitution of agency.
Section 45-31-25. - Severability.
Section 45-31-26. - Relocation payments authorized — Definitions.
Section 45-31-27. - Payments made subject to rules and regulations.
Section 45-31-28. - Relocation payments authorized under federally assisted programs.