25 CFR § 256.23 - Do I have to move out while work is done?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s256.23"
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title: "25 CFR § 256.23 - Do I have to move out while work is done?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "256.23"
section_name: "Do I have to move out while work is done?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "K"
subchapter_name: "HOUSING"
part_number: "256"
part_name: "HOUSING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (HIP)"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "25 U.S.C. 13, 5 U.S.C. 301, 25 U.S.C. 2 and 9, and 43 U.S.C. 1457."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 69596, Nov. 10, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "256"
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# 256.23 Do I have to move out while work is done?

(a) You will be notified by your servicing housing office that you must vacate your house only if:

(1) It is scheduled for major renovations requiring that all occupants vacate the house for safety reasons; or

(2) It is scheduled for replacement, which requires demolition of your current house.

(b) If you are required to vacate the premises during construction, you are responsible for:

(1) Locating other lodging;

(2) Paying all costs associated with vacating and living away from the house; and

(3) Removing all your belongings and furnishings before the scheduled beginning work date.