Disasters/Storms

Hurricane Sandy Aid Legislation Offered
   Legislation calling for increased Section 8 housing voucher assistance and for a set of rules for public housing authorities to standardize disaster response and tenant assistance efforts in the wake of natural disasters is submitted by Rep. Nydia Velasquez (D-NY).
posted 4/30/13 3:20 PM  read complete story

Black Mold Surges In Sandy’s Wake
   Homeowners and businesses in the path of Hurricane Sandy last October are facing the ominous prospect of black mold as the weather warms. The fuzzy brown and black streaks in houses flooded by the hurricane are becoming enough of a menace to spur local officials and health professionals to issue warnings in the New York City, New Jersey
posted 3/8/13 10:05 AM  read complete story

FEMA Extends Disaster Assistance Deadline
   Victims of Hurricane Sandy in New York have an extra 30 days to register for federal disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other state, federal, and voluntary organizations that serve as partners. The new deadline is March 29.
posted 3/1/13 10:42 AM  read complete story

FEMA Stockpiles Trailers In New Jersey
   Opting to use mobile homes instead of questionably safe travel trailers, the Federal Emergency Management Agency moves 50 of the factory-built housing units to a New Jersey staging area while officials scout for suitable mobile home courts to accommodate them. The homes are part of a vanguard of hundreds of homes to help house at least some of
posted 12/21/12 09:36 AM  read complete story

Homes Sought For Storm Victims
   A vacant-home tracking effort in New Jersey has pinpointed more than 7,000 rental units to house thousands of victims of Hurricane Sandy. In addition, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is renovating 45 housing units at the mothballed Fort Monmouth Army Base in Oceanport. Families in close proximity to the base who lost homes in the
posted 12/7/12 12:03 PM  read complete story

Donovan To Spearhead Disaster Relief
   HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan will head the Hurricane Sandy recovery effort, largely because the recovery primarily focuses on public and private housing. Donovan’s assignment by President Barack Obama on a tour of heavily devastated Staten Island, NY, will keep the secretary in New
posted 11/16/12 12:37 PM  read complete story

FEMA Trailers For Storm Victims
   Federal Emergency Management Agency officials, increasingly under fire for their handling of the Hurricane Sandy Oct. 29 disaster, offer trailer homes to help house some of the thousands made homeless. But New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) emphasizes that the state’s
posted 11/9/12 11:43 AM  read complete story

Mortgage Protection In Storm Wake
   HUD grants a 90-day moratorium and forbearance on FHA-insured mortgages to homeowners affected by Hurricane Sandy. The department also puts Section 203(h) of the National Housing Act into play to assist homeowners whose houses are destroyed or damaged far beyond replacement or repair. The law provides 100% financing through a
posted 11/1/12 4:35 PM  read complete story

Acceleration Of Disaster Aid Sought
   HUD officials huddle with Louisiana and Mississippi development officials and entitlement communities to determine how it can speed reallocation of Community Development Block Grant and HOME funds to help repair and replace housing in 69 parishes suffering damage from Hurricane Isaac.
posted 9/7/12 11:53 AM  read complete story

Houston Disaster Funding Use Slammed
   HUD's Office of Inspector General (OIG) criticizes the city of Houston for using Community Development Block Grant disaster funding to build affordable housing in disaster areas instead of directly helping those in greatest need.
posted 7/27/12 10:39 AM  read complete story