Sec.8-273-24. Application and payment

(a) Upon application by a displaced homeowner or tenant who meets the requirements of this subpart for a replacement housing payment, the agency concerned shall —

(1) If he has purchased or rented, and occupied a decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling, make the payment directly to him, or, at his option, to the seller or lessor of the decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling, or

(2) If he has purchased or rented, but not yet occupied a decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling, upon his request make the payment into an escrow account.

(b) The application shall be in writing and filed with the agency concerned within 18 months after the date the applicant was required to vacate an acquired dwelling or 18 months after final adjudication of a condemnation proceeding, whichever is later.

(Effective April 30, 1975)