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(d) Be adequate in size with respect to the number of rooms needed to accommodate the displaced person; and (e) For a handicapped person, be free of any barriers which would preclude reasonable ingress, egress or use of the dwelling; "Displaced person", any person that moves from the real property or moves his personal property from the real property permanently and voluntarily as a direct result of the acquisition, rehabilitation or demolition of, or the written notice of intent to acquire such real property, in whole or in part, for a public purpose; "Handicapped person", any person who is deaf, legally blind or orthopedically disabled to the extent that acquisition of another residence presents a greater burden than other persons would encounter or to the extent that modifications to the replacement residence would be necessary; "Initiation of negotiations", the delivery of the initial written offer of just compensation by the acquiring entity, to the owner of the real property, to purchase such real property for the project, or the notice to the person that he will be displaced by rehabilitation or demolition; "Person", any individual, family, partnership, corporation, or association that has a legal right to occupy the property, including but not limited to month-to-month tenants; "Urban redevelopment corporation", a corporation organized pursuant to Chapter 353, RSMo., as further defined in Section 353.020 RSMo. 2. Every urban redevelopment corporation acquiring property within a redevelopment area shall submit a relocation plan as part of the redevelopment plan. The relocation plan shall comply with all applicable provisions of this Relocation Policy. 3. Unless the property acquisition under the operation of Chapter 99 RSMo., Chapter 100 RSMo., or Chapter 353 RSMo., is subject to federal relocation standards or subsection 1 of Section 523.205 RSMo., the relocation plan shall provide for the following: (a) Payments to all eligible displaced persons who occupied the property to be acquired for not less than 90 days prior to the initiation of negotiations who are required to vacate the premises; (b) A program for identifying special needs of displaced persons with specific consideration given to income, age, size of family, nature of business, availability of suitable replacement facilities and vacancy rates of affordable facilities; (c) A program for providing proper and timely notice to all displaced persons, including a general description of their potential rights and benefits if they are displaced, their eligibility for relocation assistance, and the nature of that assistance. The notices required for compliance with this section are as follows: -2-