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re: Anyone Flooded Have Experience with the LA Shelter at Home Program?
Posted on 9/22/16 at 9:55 am to ell_13
Posted on 9/22/16 at 9:55 am to ell_13
They tried giving money directly to home owners after Katrina with the Road Home program. The result was home owners spending the money on anything but renovations (new cars, gambling, etc).
The contractors in the Shelter at Home program have been given strict instructions on the type of work they can do by FEMA. They can't do a full restoration even if it's within the $15,000 cap. Once the FEMA inspector says the home is habitable by very basic standards, then no more work will be done.
From the Shelter at Home website: "Very basic initial work will include items such as mucking out the house, basic electrical restoration, installing a basic water heater, removing wet wall insulation, and providing up to $500 in basic cooking or refrigerating appliances."
https://shelterathome.la.gov/
This program will not renovate your home. It will only make it habitable.
The contractors in the Shelter at Home program have been given strict instructions on the type of work they can do by FEMA. They can't do a full restoration even if it's within the $15,000 cap. Once the FEMA inspector says the home is habitable by very basic standards, then no more work will be done.
From the Shelter at Home website: "Very basic initial work will include items such as mucking out the house, basic electrical restoration, installing a basic water heater, removing wet wall insulation, and providing up to $500 in basic cooking or refrigerating appliances."
https://shelterathome.la.gov/
This program will not renovate your home. It will only make it habitable.
Posted on 9/22/16 at 9:59 am to Ben Hur
That's good info... but I think you're missing the point.
These contractors are trying to charge as much as possible up to the $15K limit and only providing some half-assed repairs. The kind of work I've seen could be done for about $200. It's just a big money grab for the contractor.
These contractors are trying to charge as much as possible up to the $15K limit and only providing some half-assed repairs. The kind of work I've seen could be done for about $200. It's just a big money grab for the contractor.
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