New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services
Subchapter I - Acquisition Of Real Property For Department Purposes
Part 700 - Payments To An Owner Or Tenant Of Residential Property Or Commercial Property Upon Their Application For Allowance Of Moving Expenses In Vacating Property Acquired By The Department
Section 700.4 - Fixed moving expenses for residential individuals and families

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024

(a) A flat fixed sum will be allowed for moving expenses (provided application therefor is made within six months of completion of move) based upon the terms and conditions of all of this Part to eligible persons which shall cover all items and incidentals necessary to the vacating of the premises acquired or being acquired by the State, according to the following number of counted rooms from which the individual or family moves:

Number of counted rooms Amount
1 $ 45
1 ½ 54
2 63
2 ½ 72
3 81
3 ½ 88
4 95
4 ½ 102
5 108
5 ½ 115
6 122
6 ½ 129
7 135
7 ½ 142
8 149
8 ½ 156
9 162
9 ½ 169
10 176
10 ½ $183
11 189
11 ½ 196
12 203
12 ½ 210
13 216
13 ½ 223
14 230
14 ½ 237
15 243
15 ½ 250
16 257
16 ½ 264
17 270
17 ½ 277
18 284
18 ½ 291
19 297
19 ½ and over 300

(b) Tenants in furnished rooms, furnished apartments, and housetrailers where the principal household furniture and equipment is owned by the operator of such a facility and when such tenant furnishes and uses in such facilities a nominal amount of his own household equipment, under such circumstances an individual upon proper application and verification of the claim will be paid $10 upon vacating the premises and two or more persons occupying such facilities as a family and who own and use a nominal amount of their own furniture and household equipment will be paid $20 upon vacating the facility.

(c) When a trailer is owner occupied and it is affixed to the ground and determined to be real property and compensated for in the acquisition as such, the owner will be allowed the fixed sum of $50 for vacating and removing all of their own personal effects that are not considered part of the realty.

(d) In the case of a typical trailer park, where a trailer owner is "hitched" to the local water and electric supply and occupies space on a weekly, monthly or term lease rental basis, such a trailer owner when ordered to remove to clear the site of the project will be eligible to collect the flat sum of $50 to move his entire trailer, equipment and appurtenances from the premises.

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