When Austin residents are forced to leave their homes because of new development, the city offers some assistance. So the city in 2023 created its own tenant relocation assistance program, which gives money directly to families. But city leaders wanted to better understand how residents are impacted financially by forced relocation. She said those living in mobile home communities can be especially vulnerable to forced relocation, and the financial burden can be devastating. “And then all of a sudden they are separated from their friends.”The city budgets around $700,000 a year for the tenant relocation assistance program.