Section 4625

Citation: Section 4625
Parent Document: Cole v. Harris, 187 U.S. App. D.C. 156 (1977)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 1977-11-14
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/7891523/cole-v-harris/ ↗

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Looking back at the legislative history, the purpose which should be attributed to the notice clause seems clear. The original bill, S.l, had provided a broad definition of “displaced persons,” covering those who moved with a “reasonable expectation” that an agency would acquire their housing for a project even if the agency did not ultimately make the acquisition. This definition, *175however, appears to present obvious problems of administration, particularly as it may call for many individual determinations on “reasonableness” based on the facts of each case, with all determinations subject to judicial review.38 The House change, to replace “reasonable expectation” with “written notice” from the “acquiring agency,” appears to have been an effort to simplify and regularize the definition by limiting coverage to those with specific notice. The change would also have the effect of narrowing the definition since generally for most projects, like highway construction, there would be fewer people receiving written notice to vacate than would have a reasonable expectation that their residences might be acquired.

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