13 CFR § 123.102 - What circumstances would justify my relocating?

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title: "13 CFR § 123.102 - What circumstances would justify my relocating?"
title_number: 13
title_name: "Business Credit and Assistance"
section_number: "123.102"
section_name: "What circumstances would justify my relocating?"
chapter_name: "SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "123"
part_name: "DISASTER LOAN PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 632, 634(b)(6), 636(b), 636(d), 657n, 9009, and U.S. Const. art. VI, cl. 10."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 3304, Jan. 31, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
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# 123.102 What circumstances would justify my relocating?

SBA may approve a loan if you intend to relocate outside the business area in which the disaster has occurred if your relocation is caused by such special or unusual circumstances as:

(a) Demonstrable risk that the business area will suffer future disasters;

(b) A change in employment status (such as loss of job, transfer, lack of adequate job opportunities within the business area or scheduled retirement within 18 months after the disaster occurs);

(c) Medical reasons; or

(d) Special family considerations which necessitate a move outside of the business area.