Disaster Recovery – Voices for Civil Justice

After hurricanes, mobile home owners battle spiked rents

News Story (North Carolina)

After hurricanes, mobile home owners battle spiked rents

July 9, 2019 | Amanda Morris | Christian Science Monitor
For now, residents' best hopes are to fight eviction with the help of Legal Aid of North Carolina and North Carolina Justice Center lawyers.
Tags: Disaster Recovery | Housing: Eviction

Bellvue homes to be razed from flooding, but it’s uncertain who will pay the bill

News Story (Nebraska)

Bellvue homes to be razed from flooding, but it’s uncertain who will pay the bill

June 19, 2019 | Associated Press (AP)
A suburb of Omaha has condemned 195 flood-damaged homes, but it’s unclear who will be paying the expected bill of more than $1 million to raze them.
Tags: Disaster Recovery

Displaced renters: It could take months for some to find housing

News Story (Ohio)

Displaced renters: It could take months for some to find housing

June 13, 2019 | Cornelius Frolik | Dayton Daily News (OH)
Robyn Traywick, a staff attorney for Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, said many people don’t know what to do to in the aftermath of a natural disaster.
Tags: Disaster Recovery

Displaced renters seek to recoup their money after flooding

News Story (Nebraska)

Displaced renters seek to recoup their money after flooding

April 11, 2019 | Associated Press (AP)
All of the community's homes were declared uninhabitable following the massive flooding that swept through the Midwest last month, causing billions of dollars in damage.
Tags: Disaster Recovery

Opinion: Legal and Financial Advice Must Be Part of Every Community’s Disaster Response Kit

Op-Ed (New York)

Opinion: Legal and Financial Advice Must Be Part of Every Community’s Disaster Response Kit

February 15, 2019 | Joseph Sant , William Fairhurst , Rudy Ulin | City Limits
After years of experience working with families in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, we have learned that successful disaster recovery depends on non-profit legal and housing assistance.
Tags: Disaster Recovery

One Woman’s Attempt To Rebuild After Hurricane Maria

News Story, Video (Puerto Rico)

One Woman’s Attempt To Rebuild After Hurricane Maria

February 10, 2019 | Annie Pancak | Law360
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

‘Now Is The Real Crisis’: Puerto Ricans Struggle For Disaster Aid

Feature (Puerto Rico)

‘Now Is The Real Crisis’: Puerto Ricans Struggle For Disaster Aid

February 10, 2019 | Carolina Bolado , Natalie Rodriguez | Law360
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