Orlando, Fla. – Eligible homeowners in Brevard, Citrus, Indian River, Lake, Martin, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Sumter, St. Lucie, and Volusia counties are now eligible for no cost assistance with temporary roof repairs. The newly added counties are in addition to Broward, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach, Pinellas, Polk, and Sarasota counties that were previously approved.
Operation Blue Roof provides a temporary covering of blue plastic sheeting to help reduce further damage to property until permanent repairs can be made. The blue plastic sheeting is installed using strips of wood that are secured to the roof with nails or screws.
Only primary residences with standard shingled roofs are eligible to receive a temporary blue roof. Metal roofs and mobile homes may be repaired as practical on a case by case basis. Roofs with greater than 50 percent structural damage are not eligible for this program.
For rental property, legal permission for a blue roof to be installed must be obtained from the property owner. Renters must also obtain legal permission from their landlord to continue occupying the residence until more permanent repairs are made.
Homeowners must sign a Right of Entry (ROE) form to allow government employees and contractors onto their property to assess damage and install the temporary covering. ROE collection centers are open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven days a week unless otherwise noted.
Three new Right of Entry collection centers have opened:
BROWARD COUNTY
Walmart Parking Lot
2500 West Broward Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
CHARLOTTE COUNTY
Lowe’s Home Improvement
2000 Tamiami Trail
Port Charlotte, FL 33948
MONROE COUNTY
30320 Overseas Highway
Big Pine Key, FL 33050
Additional ROE centers are located at:
COLLIER COUNTY
Development Services Building
2800 North Horseshoe Dr.
Naples, FL 34104
The Growth Center
310 Alachua St.
Immokalee, FL 34142
DESOTO COUNTY
County Library
125 N Hillsboro Ave.
Arcadia, FL 34266
GLADES COUNTY
County Training Center
1030 Industrial Highway
Moore Haven, FL 33471
HARDEE COUNTY
County Library
315 N. 6th Ave.
Wauchula, FL 33873
HENDRY COUNTY
Walmart Parking Lot
1951 Hickpochee Ave.
LaBelle, FL 33935
HIGHLANDS COUNTY
County Civic Center
4509 George Blvd.
Sebring, FL 33875
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
Seffner-Mano Branch Library
410 N. Kingsway Rd.
Seffner, FL 33584
LEE COUNTY
Lowe’s Home Improvement
8040 Dani Dr.
Fort Myers, FL 33966
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
Clark Government Center
111 Northwest 1st St.
Miami, FL 33128
Lowe's Home Improvement
1850 NE 8th St.
Homestead, FL 33033
PALM BEACH COUNTY: *Note hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday
Belle Glade Library
725 NW 4th St.
Belle Glade, FL 33430
PINELLAS COUNTY
The Outreach Center
12875 Walsingham Rd.
Largo, FL 33774
POLK COUNTY
5253 Airport Blvd.
Bartow, FL 33830
SARASOTA COUNTY
Bee Ridge Park
4430 South Lockwood Ridge Rd.
Sarasota, FL 34231
Current information on Operation Blue Roof is available on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Jacksonville District website at www.saj.usace.army.mil/BlueRoof and at 1-888-ROOF-BLU (1-888-766-3258). Information is provided in both English and Spanish through this single number. The Blue Roof webpage is also available in Spanish at www.saj.usace.army.mil/blueroof_espanol/.
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FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
Disaster recovery assistance is available without regard to race, color, religion, nationality, sex, age, disability, English proficiency or economic status. If you or someone you know has been discriminated against, call FEMA toll-free at 800-621-FEMA (3362). For TTY call 800-462-7585.
FEMA’s temporary housing assistance and grants for public transportation expenses, medical and dental expenses, and funeral and burial expenses do not require individuals to apply for an SBA loan.
However, applicants who receive SBA loan applications must submit them to SBA loan officers to be eligible for assistance that covers personal property, vehicle repair or replacement, and moving and storage expenses.
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