*Relocation Quiz Flashcards
- All Claims for relocation payment shall be submitted to the Region/District within ? months: For tenants, the date of displacement; For Owners, the date of displacement or the date of final payment for the acquisition of real property, whichever is later.
a. 12
b. 18
c. 24
d. 28
e. 36
b. 18
Answer: 10.08.03.00
- When preparing the Replacement Housing Valuation, you always adjust the ___________, not the __________.
a. Comparable/Subject
b. Comparable/Occupant
c. Subject/Comparable
d. Occupant/Subject
c. Subject/Comparable
Answer:
- An eligible displace is entitled to moving expenses up to ____ miles.
a. 25
b. 30
c. 100
d. 75
e. 50
e. 50
Answer: 10.01.09.04
- All R/W Agents who have public contact should have sufficient knowledge of RAP to explain the benefits, how to obtain them or whom displaces should contact to obtain information.
TRUE FALSE
TRUE
Answer: 10.01.12.03
- Material in a RAP package should include all but one of the following:
a. standard relocation brochure
b. DS&S standards
c. Notice of Eligibility
d. Standard “Certification of Occupancy” and/or “Owner’s Certification of Tenants”
e. Other information based on specific eligibility involved
b. DS&S standards
Answer: 10.01.10.00
- It is very important to verify size of family because:
a. correct RAP valuations are dependent on proper information
b. Data will be needed if there is more than one family in order to apportion RAP benefits.
c. Information is needed in order to determine if replacement housing is DSandS
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
Answer:
- How long after initiation of negotiations is it preferred that an offer of relocation assistance be made to initial tenants and/or lessees?
a. 30 days
b. 14 days
c. 7 days
d. 45 days
e. 90 days
b. 14 days
Answer: 10.01.10.00
- A person with a lease on a dwelling including any options for extensions of at least 50 years to run from the date of acquisition is considered an owner of the displacement.
TRUE FALSE
TRUE
Answer: 10.04.33.00
- The Senior Right of Way Agent in charge of the RAP Unit shall review every closed relocation case file in a timely manner to determine that:
a. All benefits were fully paid.
b. Certified Escrow Closing Statement was reconciled with amounts the Department placed into escrow.
c. Supporting payment documentation was placed in the file or adequate diary entries were made to support nonpayment.
d. Payments were made in a timely manner.
e. Relocation assistance advisory service was offered and given, if requested.
f. All of the above
f. All of the above
Answer: 10.01.14.09
a. All benefits were fully paid.
b. Certified Escrow Closing Statement was reconciled with amounts the Department placed into escrow.
c. Supporting payment documentation was placed in the file or adequate diary entries were made to support nonpayment.
d. Payments were made in a timely manner.
e. Relocation assistance advisory service was offered and given, if requested.
- RAP appeal decisions will be made in writing within _____ days of the appeal board having reviewed all material necessary to render an opinion.
a. 30
b. 45
c. 60
d. 90
e. 120
c. 60
Answer: 10.09.01.01
- A displace can review the RAP diary when preparing an appeal?
TRUE FALSE
FALSE
Answer: 10.09.06.00
- No lawful occupant shall be required to move unless he or she has received at least ____ days advance written notice of the earliest date by which he or she may be required to move.
a. 30
b. 90
c. 60
d. 45
b. 90
Answer: 10.03.10.00
- A 30 day Notice to Vacate on residential property will be given under which of the following conditions?
a. State has legal possession of property
b. When appropriate housing is available
c. 60 days after State gives 90 day Informational Notice
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
Answer: 10.03.10.04
- With an OP, a 90 day Notice to Vacate is typically served simultaneously with and is effective the same date as the OP.
TRUE FALSE
FALSE
Answer: 10.03.11.00 & 10.03.10.05
- Under urgent need less than 90 days notice can be given to displaces that normally require such notice if:
a. they are delinquent in their rent
b. continued occupancy would constitute a substantial danger to health or safety
c. necessary for R/W certification
b. continued occupancy would constitute a substantial danger to health or safety
Answer: 10.03.13.00
- Relocation payments are assignable for obligations including general debts and rents owed to former landlords.
TRUE FALSE
FALSE
Answer: 10.08.07.01
Displacee may assign part or all of claim to another as long as it is related to the relocation or replacement property. Assignment of Funds are usually an advance of relocation funds for renting or purchasing replacement property. Sometimes a displacee will request an assignment of funds to pay a vendor directly for work already performed, such as:
• Pay moving company expenses.
• Repay loans for securing the replacement property.
• Pay any direct relocation expense, including rehabilitating replacement unit.
**
**Relocation payments are not assignable for obligations, such as general debts and rent owed to former landlord.
All parties (displacee as Assignor, person/company receiving the funds as Assignee) must sign the Assignment of Funds form before the payment can be processed.
- The RAP agent that is directly involved in a case may personally deliver the RAP payment.
TRUE FALSE
FALSE
Answer: 10.08.09.00
- All claims shall be filed within ____ months of the tenant’s date of displacement and/or owner’s date of displacement (or date of final payment for the acquisition of real property, whichever is later) with a possible waiver of time period for good cause.
a. 12
b. 18
c. 24
d. 6
b. 18
Answer: 10.08.03.00
- RAP payments are not considered as income for State income tax purposes but they are considered as income for Federal tax purposes.
TRUE FALSE
FALSE
Answer: 10.08.15.00
- Residential displacees have a choice of moving payments. Which of the following is not one of the choices?
a. in lieu payment
b. Moving Service Authorization
c. Moving expense schedules
d. Actual reasonable cost of move by for hire carrier.
a. in lieu payment
Answer: In- lieu payment is offered to small business, farm and non-profits.
- Under normal circumstances which of the following is incorrect or is not paid for as part of RAP?
a. transportation costs beyond 50 miles
b. disconnecting and reconnecting of utilities
c. packing and unpacking costs
d. storage of personal property
a. transportation costs beyond 50 miles
Answer: 10.04.02.00
- When arriving at Mobile Homes cost determinations, a displace can actually get additional money from the State for things like awnings, skirting, painting, etc.
TRUE FALSE
TRUE
Answer: 10.07.02.03
- RAP eligible displacees must receive an Information Notice stating a Notice to Vacate will follow; providing at least ____ days before requiring them to move.
a. 180
b. 60
c. 30
d. 90
c. 30
Answer: 10.03.10.02 (60 days for some residential situations)
- A small business and farm may receive a fixed payment in lieu of actual moving expenses. The fixed payment may not be:
a. less than $5,000 or more than $10,000
b. less than $1,000 or more than $40,000
c. less than $2,500 or more than $20,000
b. less than $1,000 or more than $40,000
Answer: 10.05.16.00
- Moving expenses for small business, farm and non-profit organizations cannot exceed ___, for expenses actually incurred in relocating and reestablishing such small business, farm or nonprofit organization at a replacement site.
a. $10,000
b. $15,000
c. $25,000
c. 25,000
Answer: 10.05.13.00
- Displacees may only appeal the amount of payment they are to receive.
TRUE FALSE
FALSE
Answer:
- Tenured means:
a. for an owner-occupied dwelling, 90 days prior to FWO, same as a tenant occupied.
b. As long as the tenant or owner occupant are in residence at the time the FWO is made.
c. 90 days or more for a tenant occupant and 180 days or more for an owner occupant, prior to the FWO.
d. Six months for both owner occupant and tenant occupant dwellings prior to the FWO.
a. for an owner-occupied dwelling, 90 days prior to FWO, same as a tenant occupied.
Answer: 10.01.03.03
- Subsequent (post offer) occupants who occupy the property after the initiation of negotiations but before the Department has control of the property are eligible to receive an RHP based on last resort housing provisions.
TRUE FALSE
TRUE
Answer: 10.04.03.00 (IV)
- RAP diaries should be legible and capable of clear reproduction with each entry dated and signed.
TRUE FALSE
TRUE
Answer: 10.01.14.05
- Appeals must be filed with the Department no later than six months following the deadline for filing claims for relocation payment.
TRUE FALSE
TRUE
Answer: 10.09.03.00 (See 10-EX-28 for timeline)
- The purpose of the DS&S requirements is to ensure that displaced persons are not relocated into inadequate, substandard housing as a consequence of the public acquisition.
TRUE FALSE
TRUE
Answer: 10.06.05.60
- Non-profit organizations are not eligible for an in-lieu payment.
TRUE FALSE
FALSE
Answer: 10.05.18.00
The In-Lieu Payment for a nonprofit organization is based on the same criteria, calculations, and limitations as a small business, except that any payment in excess of $1,000 must be supported with financial statements for the two 12-month periods prior to the acquisition. The amount to be used for the payment is the average of
two (2) years’ annual gross revenues less administrative expenses.
- A less than 90-day occupant or Non-tenured occupant whose RD (rent differential) is $7,200 or less automatically qualifies for a $7,200 DP (down payment).
TRUE FALSE
TRUE
Answer: 10.04.26.00
- What are the 3 basic benefits of RAP?
Advisory Assistance, Moving Costs and Replacement Housing Payments.
Answer: 10.01.09.00
- The cost of relocating real property retained by the owner is the responsibility of the owner.
TRUE FALSE
TRUE
Answer: 10.01.09.04
Any occupant who qualifies as a “displacee” is entitled to payment for the actual moving and related expenses of personal property on the displacement property to the replacement property for up to 50 miles. The cost of relocating real property retained by the owner is the responsibility of the owner.
