Housing: Title – Voices for Civil Justice

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

Hurricane Florence Threatens Property Ties in Carolina’s Lowcountry

News Story (North Carolina, South Carolina)

Hurricane Florence Threatens Property Ties in Carolina’s Lowcountry

September 15, 2018 | Laura Bliss | CityLab
Thousands of acres throughout the flooded Carolinas are heir’s property, a form of land ownership that leaves residents vulnerable to speculators.
Tags: Disaster Recovery | Housing: Title

In Puerto Rico and Louisiana, storm victims struggle to prove they own their homes

Column (Louisiana)

In Puerto Rico and Louisiana, storm victims struggle to prove they own their homes

March 30, 2018 | Jarvis DeBerry | Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA)
Not having papers to prove ownership hadn't been much of a problem for them until the Road Home program demanded documentation.
Tags: Disaster Recovery | Housing: Title

A Philadelphia Story: No Running Water For Eight Years

News Story (Pennsylvania)

A Philadelphia Story: No Running Water For Eight Years

December 13, 2017 | Brett Walton | Circle of Blue
Legal barriers block water access for residents in ‘tangled title’ cases.
Tags: Housing: Title