The purpose of this chapter is to establish a uniform policy for the fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced by the acquisition of real property by state and local land acquisition programs which are publicly funded in whole or in part. The policy shall be uniform as to (a) relocation payments, (b) advisory assistance, and (c) assurance of availability of standard housing under state or local land acquisition programs which are publicly funded in whole or in part.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-39-3
Declaration of purpose
Known as the Relocation Assistance Law
The act spans §§ 43–43 (17 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 684 So. 2d 601 - Lamar Corp. v. State Highway Com'n (1996)
Most recently applied in Mississippi Department of Transportation v. B & G Outdoor (October 1998)
Codes, 1942, § 2749-71; Laws, 1972, ch. 526, § 1; Laws, 1996, ch. 445, § 1, eff from and after passage (approved March 29, 1996
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