PERSONAL PROPERTY AND FEMA ASSISTANCE
[https://www.fema.gov/fact-sheet/personal-property-and-fema-assistance-3]


Release Date: 
Jul 10, 2024 

FEMA assistance is limited to basic needs; it will not restore all
property lost due to the May 10 severe storms and tornadoes. Insurance
coverage is the best means to recover after a natural disaster.
However, FEMA and State of Florida assistance may be available if you
are uninsured or underinsured. 

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE

	* Appliances: Includes standard household appliances, such as a
refrigerator, washing machine, etc.
	* Clothing: Essential clothing needed due to loss, damage or
contamination.
	* Home Furnishings: Basic furnishings found in a bedroom, kitchen,
bathroom and living room.
	* Tools Required for Work and School: Tools and equipment required
for your job and items required for education purposes. This
assistance also applies to self-employed individuals.
	* Computing Devices: This includes one personal or family computer.
You may be eligible for funds for additional computers required for
work or school that were damaged by the disaster.
	* Accessible Items: FEMA provides assistance for damaged personal
property required for eligible applicants with disabilities.

ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS

	* Items must have been owned prior to severe storms and tornadoes May
10 and have been damaged by the disaster.
	* Items were owned and being used by occupants of the household.
	* FEMA may not repair or replace a storm-damaged item if you own a
similar item that works.
	* FEMA does not provide assistance for furnishings and/or appliances
provided by a landlord. 
	* Items used by guests and relatives who were not members of the
pre-disaster household are not eligible for assistance. 

Homeowners and renters can apply to FEMA in several ways:

	* Go online to DisasterAssistance.gov
[https://www.disasterassistance.gov/]
	* Download the FEMA App
[https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-products#download]
	* Call the FEMA helpline at 800-621-3362 between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m.
EDT. Help is available in most languages. If you use a relay service,
such a video relay (VRS), captioned telephone or other service, give
FEMA your number for that service.
	* Visit any Disaster Recovery Center. For locations and hours, go
online to DRC Locator (fema.gov)
[https://egateway.fema.gov/ESF6/DRCLocator]

For the latest information about Florida’s recovery, visit
fema.gov/disaster/4794 [https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4794]. Follow
FEMA on X, formerly known as Twitter, at x.com/femaregion4
[https://x.com/femaregion4] or on Facebook at facebook.com/fema
[http://www.facebook.com/fema].