Raleigh does not require landlords to pay relocation assistance to tenants displaced by no-fault evictions, condominium conversion, or substantial renovation. Relocation help arises only in federally funded redevelopment projects subject to the Uniform Relocation Act.
Cities such as Seattle, Portland, and Los Angeles require landlord-funded relocation payments after no-fault terminations, but North Carolina's NCGS §42-14.2 partial preemption, combined with the absence of local tenant-protection authority, leaves Raleigh without comparable rules. Relocation obligations attach only when public funds finance the project, triggering 49 CFR Part 24 (the Uniform Relocation Act) for HUD, DOT, or city CDBG-assisted displacements. Private landlord conversions, demolitions, and renovation evictions impose no statutory payment duty, though some affordable-housing covenants negotiated with the city include voluntary relocation provisions.
URA-covered projects that fail to pay relocation benefits risk loss of federal funding, HUD enforcement action, and tenant lawsuits to recover statutory benefits.
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