URA General Information Notice Delivery Requirements
When an agency must provide a URA General Information Notice, the federal delivery rule generally requires personal service or certified or registered First-Class Mail with return receipt requested.
Trigger
A federally funded or assisted project may displace a person, business, farm, or nonprofit.
Sender
The displacing agency, grantee, public housing agency, or authorized relocation administrator
Recipient
Each person scheduled or potentially scheduled to be displaced
Timing
As soon as feasible under 49 CFR 24.203(a), before the person moves based on incomplete information.
Mailing method
Personal service or certified or registered First-Class Mail, return receipt requested; approved electronic delivery is possible only with federal-agency safeguards.
Jurisdiction
Federal / Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act programs; verified 2026-08-01
- Explain the proposed project and that displacement may occur.
- Provide a general description of available relocation payments and assistance.
- Warn the recipient not to move before receiving further instructions if that could affect eligibility.
- Freeze the affected-occupant roster and merge the reviewed guideform for each recipient.
- Capture the exact mailed notice, tracking number, return receipt, and delivery date.
- Keep the evidence in the individual relocation case file and monitor undeliverable or returned items.
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Product constraint
KiteCourier does not determine URA coverage, displacement status, eligibility, or whether electronic return receipt satisfies a program-specific review standard.
Alternatives
- Personal service documented in the agency file.
- Electronic delivery only when the federal funding agency approves the process and required safeguards are met.
Exceptions and qualifications
- The acquisition notice under 49 CFR 24.102(b) is excluded from the general § 24.5 delivery rule.
- Program-specific HUD, DOT, state, or local requirements can add notice language and timing.
Source record
Verify the current authority
49 CFR § 24.5
Defines notice delivery, language, documentation, and controlled electronic-delivery alternatives.
49 CFR § 24.203(a)
Defines the general-information notice obligation.
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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