Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. of Virginia

Respondent Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. of Virginia (C&P) was required to relocate some of its telephone transmission facilities by reason of a street realignment. It sought compensation from petitioner Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority (NRHA), the local government agency responsible for the urban renewal plan which caused the street realignment. C&P claimed that it was a “displaced person” as that term is defined in the Uniform Relocation Act, 1 passed by Congress in 1970. We hold that C&P is not a “displaced person” within the meaning of the Act.

The Relocation Act provides…