URA Relocation Eligibility Notice Delivery Requirements
A URA relocation eligibility determination is generally delivered personally or by certified or registered First-Class Mail with return receipt requested, with the agency file documenting the notice and delivery.
Trigger
A person becomes eligible or is determined ineligible for relocation assistance because of the project.
Sender
The displacing agency, grantee, or authorized relocation administrator
Recipient
Each displaced person or other affected claimant receiving the determination
Timing
Promptly after initiation of negotiations or when eligibility is otherwise established under 49 CFR 24.203(b).
Mailing method
Personal service or certified or registered First-Class Mail, return receipt requested, subject to the controlled electronic-delivery rule.
Jurisdiction
Federal / Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act programs; verified 2026-08-01
- State the person’s eligibility or ineligibility determination.
- Describe available payments, assistance, and next steps as applicable.
- Explain the right to appeal an adverse agency determination.
- Join the approved determination and benefit data to the correct occupant record.
- Review personalized amounts and classifications before the bulk campaign is released.
- Store the exact notice, mailing record, delivery evidence, and later appeal activity together.
Where KiteCourier fits
Excellent fit for proof review, recipient-level tracking, return receipts, and long-lived relocation case files.
Product constraint
KiteCourier transmits the approved determination; it does not make eligibility or benefit decisions.
Alternatives
- Personal service documented in the case file.
- Federally approved electronic delivery with the safeguards in § 24.5.
Exceptions and qualifications
- Eligibility timing differs for displacement caused by rehabilitation or demolition without acquisition.
- Program-specific rules can require additional determinations, appeal language, or guideforms.
Source record
Verify the current authority
49 CFR §§ 24.5 and 24.203(b)
Defines eligibility-notice timing; § 24.5 governs delivery and documentation.
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.
Related requirement guides
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