Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§5181 Relocation assistance
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 68— - DISASTER RELIEF › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - MAJOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › § 5181
Summary
People who would normally qualify for replacement housing payments under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 cannot be denied those payments if a major disaster declared by the President prevents them from meeting the Act's occupancy rules.
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Title 42, §5181
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person otherwise eligible for any kind of replacement housing payment under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (P.L. 91–646) [42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.] shall be denied such eligibility as a result of his being unable, because of a major disaster as determined by the President, to meet the occupancy requirements set by such Act.
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References in Text
The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 91–646, Jan. 2, 1971, 84 Stat. 1894, which is classified principally to chapter 61 (§ 4601 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 4601 of this title and Tables.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 414(a), (b) of Pub. L. 93–288 was renumbered section 417(a), (b) by Pub. L. 100–707 and is classified to section 5184 of this title.
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42 U.S.C. § 5181
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73