What are my rights regarding relocation?

If you have been displaced by a government taking of your property through eminent domain in California, you have some rights regarding relocation regarding the fair market value of the property. The California Constitution states that if your property is taken for a public use, you are eligible for just compensation for the taking. This means that you should be given fair market value for the property. This means you should receive the amount of money that your property would be worth in a current open market transaction. In addition to compensation for the taking, you also have the right to relocation assistance. Relocation assistance is designed to help you find a new location to live, or to help you make repairs to a new location should the relocation cost more than the fair market value awarded for the taking. For relocation assistance, you may receive compensation for actual moving expenses incurred, and for a reasonable amount of temporary housing costs. You may also receive actual costs of setting up utilities at a new location, along with a reasonable allowance for installation fees. Under California law, a displaced property owner has the right to be relocated in comparable and decent, safe, and sanitary housing. This means that you can be relocated to comparable housing with reasonable access to employment, shopping, schools, and other necessary services.

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