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Update on FEMA
Reimbursements
for Hurricane Victims.
Doug
Hoffman called FEMA (1-800-621-3362) to see what they would say. Here are two
pieces of information that seem pretty reliable:
1) Doug was told that if, during the telephone interviewing process, he told
her that he bought an air purifier to help with the clean-up and included it in
the "disaster related damages" section of the report, he WOULD be reimbursed;
but she could not say how much would be paid. She suggested they include their
receipt of purchase to document the amount. (We suspect there
would be some limit on that amount just like there would be on a generator,
chainsaw, or any other such purchase -- they wouldn't want
someone to buy the best of the best and expect to be totally reimbursed!)
2) Doug then received a packet from FEMA.
In the packet from FEMA...
On Page 5
under the section "Types of Eligible Losses",
subtitle
"Other than Housing Needs" is the following
paragraph:
"Money to repair damaged
personal property or to pay for disaster-related
necessary expenses and serious needs is limited to items
or services that help prevent or overcome a
disaster-related hardship, injury, or adverse
condition. They will not pay to return or replace your
personal property to its condition before the disaster.
You may use your money provided for 'other than housing
needs' to repair or pay for:
¢
Disaster-related medical and dental costs.
¢
Disaster-related funeral and burial cost.
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Clothing; household items (room
furnishings, appliances);
tools (specialized
or protective clothing and equipment)
required for your job; necessary educational materials (computers,
school books, supplies).
¢
Fuels for primary heat source (heating
oil, gas, firewood)
¢
Clean-up items (wet/dry
vacuum,
air purifier,
dehumidifier)
¢
Disaster damaged vehicle
¢
Moving and storage expenses related to the disaster (moving
and storing property to avoid additional disaster damage
while disaster-related repairs are being made to the
home).
¢
Other necessary expenses or serious needs as determined
by FEMA.
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D.
Douglas Hoffman
International Coordinating Sales Manager
Abita
Springs, LA
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