Additional Updates on Disaster Housing Recovery
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, January 17, 2018
Congress The Senate has not yet passed the latest $81 billion disaster-relief package that the House passed in late December. The Senate had planned to tie the bill to the next continuing…
Local Advocates Brief Congress on Disaster Housing Recovery Efforts
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition held a congressional briefing on January 12 on “The State of Disaster Housing Recovery: Tools and Resources Needed to Ensure Equitable Recovery.”…
FHFA Director Clarifies Mortgage Relief Options
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mel Watt issued a letter on December 1, 2017 addressing concerns about mortgage relief options for homeowners in areas affected by the 2017 hurricanes…
Senator Blumenthal Calls Federal Disaster Response in Puerto Rico a ‘Shameful Disgrace’
Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) on January 8 called on FEMA to extend the Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program in Puerto Rico through the end of the 2018 school year. He also called for…
Additional Updates on Disaster Housing Recovery, January 16, 2018
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since the last Memo to Members and Partners (see…
Disaster Recovery Update, January 10, 2018
Reminder to everyone of the congressional briefing this Friday morning at 10:00 a.m. at the Capitol Visitors Center regarding the next disaster budget supplemental. Please join us if you can…
Disaster Recovery Update, January 8, 2018
Thanks to all of you for the robust interactions during last Thursday’s Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition call. These spilled over into follow-up emails from several of you, asking to be…
House Passes Third Disaster Aid Package
Just before recessing at the end of 2017, the House of Representatives passed an $81 billion disaster aid package, the third assistance package since the disasters hit in 2017. The House bill…
Additional Updates on Disaster Housing Recovery
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since the last Memo to Members and Partners (see…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, 3 January 2018
CALIFORNIA FEMA Governor Brown’s office sent an official request for a major disaster declaration for the southern California wildfires on December 20, and the President was to evaluate this…