Except as provided in section 12(3) and 12(4) of this chapter, and in addition to payments otherwise authorized by this chapter, the agency shall make a payment to or for the benefit of a displaced person from a dwelling actually and lawfully occupied by the displaced person for not less than ninety (90) days prior to commencement of code enforcement activities for, or the initiation of negotiations for acquisition of, the dwelling. The payment shall be an amount, not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), necessary to enable the displaced person to lease or rent an adequate replacement dwelling for a period not to exceed two (2) years, less an amount equal to twenty percent (20%) of the gross monthly income of the displaced person averaged over the previous twelve (12) month period multiplied by twenty-four (24), determined at the time of displacement.
IC 8-23-17-16