URA 90-Day Displacement Notice Delivery Requirements
A person who must move under the URA generally must receive at least 90 days’ written notice. The notice is delivered personally or by certified or registered First-Class Mail with return receipt requested under the federal notice rule.
Trigger
The agency is ready to establish the earliest date a displaced person may be required to move.
Sender
The displacing agency, grantee, or authorized relocation administrator
Recipient
Each lawful occupant required to move from the displacement dwelling or site
Timing
At least 90 days before the required move date; residential occupants generally need a comparable replacement dwelling available before the date is fixed.
Mailing method
Personal service or certified or registered First-Class Mail, return receipt requested, subject to controlled electronic delivery.
Jurisdiction
Federal / Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act programs; verified 2026-08-01
- State that the recipient will not be required to move before at least 90 days have elapsed.
- Identify the earliest move date or explain how a later specific date will be provided.
- For residential displacement, coordinate the notice with comparable replacement-dwelling availability.
- Validate eligibility and replacement-housing prerequisites before fixing a move date.
- Release personalized notices only after dates and recipient addresses receive proof review.
- Store the final PDF, tracking, return receipt, and delivery date in the occupant case file.
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Product constraint
KiteCourier does not determine whether urgent need or another exception applies and does not validate replacement-housing compliance.
Alternatives
- Personal service documented in the case file.
- Federally approved electronic delivery with § 24.5 safeguards.
Exceptions and qualifications
- Urgent health or safety conditions can allow a shorter period under § 24.203(c)(4).
- The handbook identifies limited circumstances in which a 90-day notice is unnecessary.
Source record
Verify the current authority
49 CFR §§ 24.5 and 24.203(c)
Defines the 90-day notice, residential conditions, specific-date notice, and urgent-need exception.
HUD Handbook 1378: Tenant Assistance, Relocation and Real Property Acquisition
Provides guideforms and recordkeeping instructions for the General Information, eligibility, and 90-day notices.
Reviewed 2026-08-01 by KiteCourier research. This guide summarizes the cited sources; it is not legal advice and does not determine whether a rule applies to a particular matter. Rules, forms, fees, and agency guidance can change.
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