The Relocation Agent, in compliance with County, State law, appropriate rules and regulations, gives notice of relocation assistance at the time of or subsequent to initiation of negotiations according to time limits determined by the funding agency. He prepares letters to property owners explaining entitlements and prepares appropriate relocation claims. The Relocation Agent is knowledgeable in State guidelines for relocation assistance and real property acquisition policies. If the project does not require relocation, he prepares a letter disclaiming the necessity to prepare a relocation plan. He prepares the relocation assistance program plan for projects requiring relocation assistance and carries out the same. He makes field inspections of available substitute housing to ensure decent, safe and sanitary qualifications and meets with and interviews all displaces as to their needs, offering services and advice on a continuing basis.