Additional Updates on Disaster Housing Recovery - March 12
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, March 7, 2018
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES FEMA October Wildfires By the Numbers: (as of 3/7) 4,469 Individual Assistance (IA) applications approved* $15,460,632 Individual & Household Program (IHP) approved…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Monday, March 5, 2018
General Updates Mortgage Relief Guide. The National Consumer Law Center released a resource guide for obtaining mortgage relief following a disaster. The guide provides an overview, some essential…
Over 700 National and State Organizations Condemn FEMA’s Continued Neglect of Long-Term Housing Needs of Disaster-Impacted Families
NLIHC and more than 700 national, state, and local organizations in the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition issued a press release on March 1 condemning FEMA’s continuing inaction on…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – March 5
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners…
Over 700 National & State Organizations Condemn FEMA’s Continued Neglect of Long-Term Housing Needs for Thousands of Families Impacted by Hurricanes & Wildfires
Washington – The National Low Income Housing Coalition and its partners, on behalf of the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition of over 700 national, state, and local organizations, condemn FEMA’s…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, February 28, 2018
General Updates Plagiarized Contract. Senators Claire McCakill (D-MO), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), and Gary Peters (D-MI) found that a company plagiarized their contract proposal with FEMA. FEMA ended…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Monday, February 26, 2018
HUD Updates HUD announced on February 22 that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) expanded mortgage relief for FHA-insured homeowners impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria as well as…
NLIHC Creates Outline of CDBG-DR Federal Register Notice for Residents and Advocates
NLIHC has prepared a simple outline for residents and advocates to help them understand the requirements related to an Action Plan, public participation, and reporting that must be met in order to…
HUD Updates Status of Multifamily Properties in Disaster Areas
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs provided stakeholders with a status report on privately owned HUD-assisted properties in areas hit by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. As of…
Florida Senators Call for Housing Solution for Displaced Puerto Rican Families
Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Bill Nelson (D-FL) sent a letter on February 15 to FEMA Administrator Brock Long urging him to approve the Direct Lease Program for Puerto Rican evacuees. An estimated…