TWELVE ADDITIONAL FLORIDA COUNTIES ELIGIBLE FOR OPERATION BLUE ROOF
[https://www.fema.gov/news-release/20200220/douz-lot-konte-kalifye-pou-operasyon-twati-ble]


Release Date: 
September 23, 2017 

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
[http://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/
[http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/blueroof_espanol/].

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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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