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approved as an eligible recipient of an NSP funding either as a tenant in a NSP rental property that requires rehabilitation or as a home buyer whose residence will require some amount of rehabilitation or full replacement prior to the qualified family moving back into the residence . Based upon the extent of the rehabilitation required to bring a residence in compliance with current code requirements or in a situation where a residential building is being replaced , it may be necessary for all occupants of the building to relocate during the construction phase of the project. Prior to entering into a contract for purchase or lease , the local government will notify all approved applicants if they must temporarily vacate their residence to allow for the residence to be rehabilitated or replaced . All residential structures that are vacated may not be reoccupied until a Certificate of Occupancy has been issued by the local building department, electricity and water have been turned on by the applicable utility departments , and all parties involved have accepted the construction work as complete and executed documentation to that effect . Prior to occupancy, all parties involved including , but are not limited to , the Building Department, the NSP recipient, the sub-recipient organization, the developer organization and the housing rehabilitation specialist must accept the construction work on the residential housing unit as totally completed based upon the construction contract including any change orders . A. Moving Expenses This procedure will take place , if required , through one of two methods : 1 . Method One : The NSP sub -recipient or developer may choose to place the moving and storage of the qualifying family ' s personal belongings out for bid , with the firm submitting the lowest acceptable bid being awarded the contract. 2 . Method Two : The NSP sub -recipient or developer will provide the family with moving expenses totaling three hundred dollars ($ 300 . 00) . One hundred and fifty dollars ( $ 150 . 00) will be provided when the family moves its belongings from the dwelling unit to a central storage location, and one hundred fifty dollars ($ 150 . 00) will be provided when the family moves its belongings from the central storage location back to the dwelling unit after the unit has been rehabilitated or replaced . The local government will receive price quotes from a minimum of three storage facilities centrally located to the area and provide the owner with a standard sized storage unit in the storage facility that provides the lowest price . The family may utilize the storage unit during the period of construction on its residential housing unit . The family is responsible for providing its own lock and maintaining all keys to the storage unit . All personal belongings shall be removed from the dwelling within 10 days of 16