The Federal Emergency Management Agency may be able to provide temporary housing or rental assistance to insured homeowners displaced by Hurricane Sandy, it reaffirmed recently, and it's urging residents in need to reach out.
With many homeowners waiting for insurance checks to arrive, FEMA realizes that housing assistance may still be needed in many cases.
FEMA may be able to help if any of these situations apply:
- You used all the rent money that your insurance company provided under Alternative Living Expenses coverage and your home is not ready for occupancy.
- Your insurance does not include Alternative Living Expenses.
- Your insurance settlement for Hurricane Sandy has not arrived.
Residents can register online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov or m.fema.gov. They can also visit a disaster recovery center, or call the FEMA helpline at 800-621-3362 (TTY 800-462-7585) or 711/VRS.
Homeowners who are already registered with FEMA can request rental assistance if they're experiencing a delay in insurance payment, according to a release. If you were told that your loses appeared to be covered by insurance you're still eligible for housing assistance if your settlement has been delayed for at least 30 days.
Those in need of housing assistance can also mail FEMA directly at:
FEMA IHP
National Processing Service Center
P.O. Box 10055
Hyattsville, MD 20782-8055
washington dc?
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And here's a scoop for you: Most people who live in flood plains are not wealthy. What do we do about them? Make them all raise their homes, including row homes, other attached homes, mutlifamily structures like condos? Make them move? If so, what do we do about the infrastructure, businesses, etc that they support? Do we compensate them at fair market value for the homes they must leave? Do we tear down the abandoned homes and other buidings? Where's that money for all of this come from? Never mind - is more fun to just emit gut thoughts on-line than to subject yourself to a reasoned and informed discussion. Enjoy.
Here is the thing. I will say it slow. It is not the federal governments problem. The federal government was not created to fix peoples mistakes. The 16th amendment only gives the fed gov the right to raise taxes to establish an army to fight wars. The houses that were destroyed should only be rebuilty if the homeowners can afford it. The government need not intervene. Eventually most people will leave. Ever seen camden or detroit? Got it?