What circumstances would justify my relocating?
13 C.F.R. § 123.102
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01SBA may approve a loan if you intend to relocate outside the business area in which the disaster has occurred if your relocation is caused by such special or unusual circumstances as:
(a) Demonstrable risk that the business area will suffer future disasters;
(b) A change in employment status (such as loss of job, transfer, lack of adequate job opportunities within the business area or scheduled retirement within 18 months after the disaster occurs);
(c) Medical reasons; or
(d) Special family considerations which necessitate a move outside of the business area.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-13.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026