37 Pa. Code § 151.12 - Grievance procedures

(a) Each acquiring agency shall establish a grievance procedure whereby the head of the acquiring agency or his designee shall hear the grievances of displaced persons regarding the acquiring agency's determination of their eligibility for or the amount of an item of special damages for displacement.

(b) Delegation of authority to hear appeals shall be in writing and shall be available for examination by the appellant. The authority will not be delegated below the level of the supervisor of the employe who made the initial determination.

(c) An aggrieved displaced person shall have the opportunity for a prompt hearing at a reasonably convenient time and place, or may appeal in writing, at his option.

(d) An aggrieved displaced person shall have the right to be represented by counsel and to present evidence, including evidence of comparable replacement dwellings, moving expenses and other matters bearing on special damage for displacement.

(e) The appeal shall be disposed of promptly, and the results conveyed to the appellant in writing.

Notes

37 Pa. Code § 151.12

This section cited in 37 Pa. Code § 151.11 (relating to information and advice about special damages).