Hurricane Ian Relief Options from Michael Vincent @ Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida
 Good Afternoon. Just wanted to forward some information along in case it could help you, a friend or a friend of a friend. Please read below. I was noticing a LOT of out of state work vehicles with magnets on their doors offering Roof repairs, Tree removal, Handyman services and the like. Desperate times make people do desperate things like paying way too much when you do not have the ability to get more than one quote. I would recommend a local verifiable business first and then a regional or national company to complete such work. Sure, some of these out of towners will have the best of intentions and a good heart. However…the ones I saw making videos behind their RV in the grocery store parking lot wringing their hands and talking about all the money to be made do NOT Be cautious of doing business with unlicensed, rogue contractors knocking on your door or place of business. Only work with licensed, reputable contractors; never assign your assign your benefits. An Assignment of Benefits (AOB) is an agreement that transfers the insurance claims rights or benefits of the policy to a third party. An AOB gives the third-party authority to file a claim, make repair decisions, and collect insurance payments without the involvement of the homeowner.
American Red Cross: Red Cross volunteers and staff work to deliver vital services – from providing relief and support to those in crisis, to helping you be prepared to respond in emergencies.
Florida Housing: (Free) state resource for renters and property managers in Florida. Dynamic search options can help you find available rental housing fit your needs and income.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): To help people before, during and after disasters.
Disaster Assistance Improvement Program (DAIP): The Disaster Assistance Improvement Program’s (DAIP) mission is to provide disaster survivors with information, support, services, and a means to access and apply for disaster assistance through joint data-sharing efforts between federal, tribal, state, local, and private sector partners.
Operation Blue Roof: The purpose of Operation Blue Roof is to provide homeowners and permanently occupied rental properties in disaster areas with fiber-reinforced sheeting to cover their damaged roofs until arrangements can be made for permanent repairs.
Disaster Unemployment Assistance: The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity is offering temporary wage replacement benefits to qualified individuals who are out of work through no fault of their own due to Hurricane Ian. All are eligible, including independent contractors.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: The 203(h) program provides mortgages to victims of a presidentially declared major disaster for the purchase of a new home or expanded 203(k) reconstruction for single-family properties. The borrower’s EXISTING residence (owned OR rented) must be located in a presidentially declared major disaster area and destroyed or damaged to such an extent that reconstruction or replacement is necessary. If the borrower is purchasing a new property, it does not have to be located in the same area as the disaster.
Price gouging during a State of Emergency is a criminal offense. Call the Florida Attorney General at 1-866-9-NO-SCAM (1-866-966-7226) to report it. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty
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