Whenever the acquisition of real property for a program or project undertaken by the public authority will result in the displacement of any person, the public authority shall assure that, within a reasonable period of time, prior to displacement there will be available, in areas not generally less desirable in regard to public utilities and public and commercial facilities and at rents or prices within the financial means of the families and individuals displaced, decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings, equal in number to the number of and available to such displaced persons who require such dwellings and reasonably accessible to their places of employment; except that regulations issued pursuant to Section 55-15-70 may prescribe situations when these assurances may be waived.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 2-150.5; 1973 (58) 388; 2012 Act No. 270, Section 7, eff June 18, 2012.
Effect of Amendment
The 2012 amendment made nonsubstantive changes.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 15 - Relocation Assistance
Section 55-15-10. Definitions.
Section 55-15-20. Payments to displaced persons.
Section 55-15-30. Additional payments for owners who occupy property.
Section 55-15-40. Additional payments for certain other persons.
Section 55-15-50. Relocation advisory assistance programs.
Section 55-15-60. Available dwellings shall be assured for displaced persons.
Section 55-15-70. Rules and regulations.
Section 55-15-80. Contracts for carrying out relocation assistance programs.
Section 55-15-90. Use of funds.
Section 55-15-100. Payments shall not be considered as income or resources.
Section 55-15-110. Condemnation procedure and requirements.
Section 55-15-120. Chapter shall not affect certain elements of value or damage.