Journalist
(Puerto Rico)
Geography US: TERRITORIES
Hurricane Maria, 2 Years Later: ‘We Want Another Puerto Rico’
Feature
(Puerto Rico)
Manuel Rivera Rodríguez, a legal aid attorney, said his clients were still scrambling for property title documents and appealing to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for reconstruction help.
Tags: Natural Disasters
Hurricane Maria, 2 Years Later: ‘We Want Another Puerto Rico’
September 20, 2019 | Patrica Mazzei , Alejandra Rosa | New York Times (NYT)Manuel Rivera Rodríguez, a legal aid attorney, said his clients were still scrambling for property title documents and appealing to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for reconstruction help.
Tags: Natural Disasters
One Woman’s Attempt To Rebuild After Hurricane Maria
News Story, Video
(Puerto Rico)
In August 2018, after many Puerto Ricans were denied aid for damage done by Hurricane Maria, the Federal Emergency Management Agency changed the way it verifies property ownership.
Tags: Disaster Recovery
One Woman’s Attempt To Rebuild After Hurricane Maria
February 10, 2019 | Annie Pancak | Law360In August 2018, after many Puerto Ricans were denied aid for damage done by Hurricane Maria, the Federal Emergency Management Agency changed the way it verifies property ownership.
Tags: Disaster Recovery
‘Now Is The Real Crisis’: Puerto Ricans Struggle For Disaster Aid
Feature
(Puerto Rico)
A survey of more than 2,000 people in all but one municipality on the island by the titleship clinic at the University of Puerto Rico School of Law found that 49 percent of residents have problems with their titles or lack titles.
Tags: Disaster Recovery
‘Now Is The Real Crisis’: Puerto Ricans Struggle For Disaster Aid
February 10, 2019 | Carolina Bolado , Natalie Rodriguez | Law360A survey of more than 2,000 people in all but one municipality on the island by the titleship clinic at the University of Puerto Rico School of Law found that 49 percent of residents have problems with their titles or lack titles.
Tags: Disaster Recovery
They lost homes in Hurricane Maria, but didn’t have deeds. FEMA rejected their claims.
Feature
(Puerto Rico)
The overriding reason: agency regulations and policies that require recipients of assistance to prove they own and occupy the damaged dwellings.
Tags: Disaster Recovery | Housing: Title
They lost homes in Hurricane Maria, but didn’t have deeds. FEMA rejected their claims.
September 20, 2018 | Andres Viglucci | Miami HeraldThe overriding reason: agency regulations and policies that require recipients of assistance to prove they own and occupy the damaged dwellings.
Tags: Disaster Recovery | Housing: Title
FEMA has either denied or not approved most appeals for housing aid in Puerto Rico
News Story
(Puerto Rico)
"The truth is that we’re here because this is ours," said a frustrated resident who is still missing part of his roof.
Tags: Disaster Recovery
FEMA has either denied or not approved most appeals for housing aid in Puerto Rico
July 17, 2018 | Nicole Acevedo | NBC News"The truth is that we’re here because this is ours," said a frustrated resident who is still missing part of his roof.
Tags: Disaster Recovery
After Storm, Foreclosures in Puerto Rico Stopped. They’re Starting Again.
News Story
(Puerto Rico)
Island residents who fell behind on their payments are facing creditors ranging from Wall Street to the federal government. Over the last four months, nearly 300 new foreclosure actions were filed in federal court in San Juan and in local courts across the island.
Tags: Disaster Recovery | Housing: Foreclosure
After Storm, Foreclosures in Puerto Rico Stopped. They’re Starting Again.
July 15, 2018 | Matthew Goldstein | New York Times (NYT)Island residents who fell behind on their payments are facing creditors ranging from Wall Street to the federal government. Over the last four months, nearly 300 new foreclosure actions were filed in federal court in San Juan and in local courts across the island.
Tags: Disaster Recovery | Housing: Foreclosure