(a) Any person or family whose income is no more than eighty (80) percent of the area median income in Lexington-Fayette County displaced from rental housing, whether a dwelling or property upon which the dwelling is located, by rezoning and/or redevelopment and/or change in use, or by condemnation, is eligible for funds from the Relocation Assistance Program for Tenants to assist in locating replacement affordable housing and the costs of relocation.
(b) A person or family eligible for assistance from the Relocation Assistance Program for Tenants may receive up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) to assist in payment of utility deposits and/or arrearages (up to $500.00), security deposits, first month's rent and moving expenses. The assistance provided shall not exceed the actual cost of these expenses. All assistance payments from the Relocation Assistance Program for Tenants shall be made directly and only to vendors providing the foregoing services.
(c) Any monetary assistance provided by the Relocation Assistance Program for Tenants is secondary to any other funds available to a household for relocation. The fair market value of any relocation assistance provided to a tenant by the owner and/or developer of the property on which the relocating tenant resides shall also be an adjustment to any payment provided by the Relocation Assistance Program for Tenants. In no event shall the amount of assistance from the Relocation Assistance Program for Tenants combined with any other relocation assistance exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
(d) In order to be eligible for assistance, a tenant shall make application prior to moving from the property from which the tenant is being displaced.
(Ord. No. 253-2008, § 1, 11-20-08; Ord. No. 065-2023, § 2, 6-29-23)