North Carolina § 133-10 - 1. Authorization for replacement housing.

§ 133-10. 1. Authorization for replacement housing.

As a last resort, if a project cannot proceed to actual construction because of the lack of availability of comparable sale or rental housing, or because required federal-aid payments are in excess of those otherwise authorized by this Article, the State of North Carolina and its agencies may: Undertake through private contractors, after competitive bidding, to provide for the construction and renovation of the necessary housing, Purchase sites and improvements after publishing in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which such sites are located a public notice of the proposed transaction, including a description of the sites and improvements to be purchased, the owner or owners thereof, the terms of the transaction including the price and date of the proposed purchase, and a brief description of the factors upon which the agency has based its determination that such housing is not otherwise available, and Sell or lease the premises to the displaced person upon such terms as the agency deems necessary. Exceed the limitation in G.S. 133-9(a) and 133-10. Cities, counties and other local governments and agencies may comply with and provide assistance authorized under the Federal Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition Policy Act of 1970, as amended, for last resort housing. History (1975, c. 515; 1981, c. 101, ss. 3, 4; 1989, c. 28, s. 5.)