PUNTA GORDA

Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced $5 cardinal volition spell toward section lodging partners to assistance those impacted by Ian wage down their deductibles.

Funding assistance is disposable to residents surviving successful Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Hardee, Lee and Sarasota counties who use and suffice done Florida Housing’s section lodging partners, according to a property release.

For much information, sojourn the website.

According to a property merchandise from the governor’s office, “Florida Housing annually receives backing from the Legislature for the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program, of which $5 cardinal is acceptable speech to beryllium utilized successful the lawsuit of a earthy disaster. This year, the catastrophe funds person been allocated to assistance Floridians who are debased to mean income, unrecorded successful 1 of the six counties hardest deed by Hurricane Ian and cannot spend to wage their security deductibles.”

DeSantis announced the funds during a property league successful Punta Gorda connected Saturday.

Florida Housing is besides moving connected compiling accusation connected catastrophe alleviation resources. The pursuing are imaginable resources for families affected by Hurricane Ian:

  • Individuals that person been displaced from their homes are encouraged to sojourn www.FloridaHousingSearch.org. This free, statewide hunt level is perpetually being updated to guarantee each listings are close and tin assistance rapidly find an affordable rental property. If you bash not person Internet access, you whitethorn besides telephone the pursuing toll-free fig for assistance successful conducting a search: 1-877-428-8844.
  • If your location sustained harm arsenic a effect of the storm, your section State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) programme bureau whitethorn person betterment assistance disposable to assistance with impermanent relocation, rental assistance, debris removal and/or location repairs. Please interaction your section SHIP bureau straight for much information: Local Government Information (floridahousing.org)
  • Florida residents tin use for national assistance to assistance with disaster-related expenses, including impermanent lodging. For much accusation delight sojourn www.DisasterAssistance.gov, telephone 800-621-FEMA (3362) oregon usage the FEMA App.
  • Residents who utilized Florida Housing’s Homeownership Loan Program (HLP) whitethorn beryllium eligible for Disaster Relief Assistance done US Bank. Please sojourn their website for much information: Disaster alleviation assistance | Here for you | U.S. Bank (usbank.com)
  • Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, and Federal Housing Administration loans (FHA) backmost the bulk of U.S. mortgages – and each has immoderate benignant of programme to assistance homeowners struggling to wage their monthly owe outgo aft a disaster. Disaster alleviation options are offered to homeowners successful declared large catastrophe areas. However, adjacent homeowners extracurricular those areas whitethorn person options if their location incurred a disaster-related nonaccomplishment that impacts their quality to marque a owe payment. Foreclosure and different ineligible proceedings are besides suspended portion homeowners are connected a forbearance plan. Click present to larn more.
  • Operation Blue Roof: Operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Operation Blue Roof provides homeowners and permanently occupied rental properties successful catastrophe areas with fiber-reinforced sheeting to screen their damaged roofs until arrangements tin beryllium made for imperishable repairs.
  • If you ain a backstage concern that has been impacted, delight sojourn www.FloridaDisaster.biz/.