Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Housing Authority of Raleigh

ARNOLD, Judge.

Chapter 160A, Art. 22 of the General Statutes is North Carolina’s Urban Redevelopment Law. The Housing Authority of the City of Raleigh is governed by Chapter 160A in its exercise of the powers of a redevelopment commission pursuant to § 160A-505(d). The primary question here is whether the Urban Redevelopment Law mandates reimbursement to privately-owned public utility companies which must relocate their facilities in order to accommodate urban redevelopment projects. Southern Bell argues that the provisions of Chapter 160A require that it be reimbursed; the Housing Authority…