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FEMA updates commissioners on temporary housing: sales, recertification, violations and limited remaining placements
Summary
FEMA told Buncombe County commissioners the agency has housed 83 households in temporary units since Hurricane Helene, with 51 returning to repaired or rebuilt dwellings; 32 survivors remained in FEMA temporary housing at the time of the briefing and nine occupants had purchased their units.
FEMA updated Buncombe County commissioners on the status of its temporary housing program for survivors of Hurricane Helene, describing placements, sales, recertification and the process for handling units after they leave FEMA oversight.
Ina Chan, FEMA’s Individual Assistance Branch Director for the event, said the agency has provided a mix of direct housing options and financial rental assistance since the disaster. Chan reported that, in Buncombe County, FEMA sheltered 83 households in temporary housing; 51 of those households have since returned to repaired or rebuilt dwellings or moved into other permanent housing. “We have housed in Buncombe County 83 households. Of those, 51 of them have returned to their damaged dwelling,” Chan said.
Chan described the sales and donation process for FEMA units. Nine occupants have purchased FEMA units they were living in; 11 additional occupants were participating in…
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