Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 06, 2026

Title 13 - Business Credit and Assistance last revised: Feb 02, 2026
§ 123.102 - What circumstances would justify my relocating?

SBA 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.

authority: 15 U.S.C. 632,634,636,636,657n,9009,and.S. Const. art. VI, cl. 10
source: 61 FR 3304, Jan. 31, 1996, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 13 CFR 123.102