FEMA will provide temporary housing to eligible Hurricane Ian survivors in four Florida counties – Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, and Lee counties.
FEMA accredited Direct Temporary Housing Assistance to provide choices for these whose houses are uninhabitable due to the hurricane. FEMA decided that rental help is inadequate to meet the housing want in these counties due to a scarcity of obtainable housing sources, in accordance to a news launch.
“FEMA is committed to helping Hurricane Ian survivors get a safe roof over their heads to jumpstart their recovery as quickly as possible,” mentioned Federal Coordinating Officer Tom McCool. “To help these households, FEMA is offering journey trailers and bigger manufactured housing items to eligible households in four counties: Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, and Lee.
“Although FEMA’s direct housing mission is only a temporary solution, our team remains committed to helping survivors find housing that best suits their needs. With local government leaders building a shared vision for the future, FEMA and the federal family will work around the clock to help them achieve it.”
FEMA will notify candidates who’re eligible for direct housing. Please take observe that it’ll take time to transport, allow, set up, and examine these items earlier than they’re accessible.
The Direct Housing program offers three main choices:
- Multi-Family Lease and Repair, the place FEMA enters right into a lease settlement with the proprietor of multi-family rental properties (three or extra items) and makes repairs to provide temporary housing for candidates.
- Transportable Temporary Housing Units reminiscent of a journey trailer or manufactured house.
- Direct Lease, which is leasing current ready-for-occupancy housing.
Direct Temporary Housing Assistance could also be offered for up to 18 months from September 29, 2022, the date of the federal catastrophe declaration, to March 28, 2024, the FEMA news launch states.