Tag: Disaster Recovery | Voices for Civil Justice

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

Hurricane Florence evacuees with disabilities endured unsafe, ‘disrespectful’ conditions, report says

News Story (North Carolina)

Hurricane Florence evacuees with disabilities endured unsafe, ‘disrespectful’ conditions, report says

February 5, 2019 | Lynn Bonner | News & Observer (Raleigh, NC)
The state set up a special medical shelter in an old building during Hurricane Florence in a section of Goldsboro at risk for flooding, a new report says.
Tags: Disaster Recovery

Insurance Companies Stonewalling Santa Rosa Trailer Park Residents

News Story (California)

Insurance Companies Stonewalling Santa Rosa Trailer Park Residents

October 4, 2018 | Emily Turner | KPIX-TV (SF Bay Area)
In the wake of the devastating Wine Contry wildfires, people who live in a fire-ravaged Santa Rosa mobile home park are suing their insurance companies, saying they can’t get help because their homes didn’t burn down.
Tags: Disaster Recovery

They lost homes in Hurricane Maria, but didn’t have deeds. FEMA rejected their claims.

Feature (Puerto Rico)

They lost homes in Hurricane Maria, but didn’t have deeds. FEMA rejected their claims.

September 20, 2018 | Andres Viglucci | Miami Herald
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