FEMA LODGING EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT
[https://www.fema.gov/fact-sheet/fema-lodging-expense-reimbursement] 

Release Date: 
Th10 6, 2021 

If you were displaced from the severe storms and flooding on Aug. 21
and live in Dickson, Hickman, Houston, or Humphreys counties, you may
be eligible for lodging expense reimbursement (LER) for short-term
lodging spent in a motel or hotel.

	* A REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM: Residents must pay for their lodging
out-of-pocket and submit verifiable lodging receipts to FEMA. The
survivor’s pre-disaster primary residence must be unlivable,
inaccessible or have been affected by an extended disaster-caused
utility outage to be considered. 

 	* INFORMATION TO INCLUDE WITH RECEIPTS: The name of the applicant or
co-applicant; name, address and phone number of lodging; dates of
occupancy and the amount of expenses incurred.
 	* TO SUBMIT RECEIPTS: Applicants can upload their receipts online to
their DisasterAssistance.gov [https://www.disasterassistance.gov/]
account. All documents should include your registration
number. Download instructions on how to upload your documents. 
[https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_best-way-send-disaster-documents_flyer.pdf]This
information is available in multiple languages. Survivors can also
submit through standard mail at: Attn: FEMA, P.O. Box
10055, Hyattsville, MD 20782-8055. Or Fax 1-800-827-8112 (Cover sheet
required).

 	* ROOM AND TAXES ARE COVERED BUT NOT FOOD OR TRANSPORTATION:
Eligible expenses may include the cost of the room and taxes charged
by a hotel or other lodging provider. This does not include costs for
food, phone calls, transportation, or other miscellaneous expenses.
 	* If you are already receiving lodging assistance from a voluntary
organization, such as the American Red Cross, or you have an insurance
policy that covers alternate living expenses (ALE), you may not be
eligible for FEMA Lodging. By law FEMA cannot duplicate benefits.
 	* Lodging Expense Reimbursement will not be covered if you are
staying with friends or family.
 	* LODGING EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT IS DIFFERENT THAN RENTAL
ASSISTANCE:  LER is reimbursement for out-of-pocket lodging expenses.
Rental assistance is provided directly to the eligible homeowner or
renter. The rental awards are based on Fair Market Rent rates that the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development identifies for a
particular housing area.
 	* THOSE WHO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT LER OR OTHER FEMA ASSISTANCE SHOULD
CALL THE HELPLINE AT 800-621-3362 (TTY 800-462-7585), Lines are open
daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. local time, seven days a week. If you use
a relay service, such as video relay service (VRS), captioned
telephone service or others, give FEMA the number for that service. 

For more information on Tennessee’s disaster recovery, visit
www.tn.gov/tema.html [http://www.tn.gov/tema.html] and
www.fema.gov/disaster/4609
[https://www.fema.gov///C:/Users/emcknigh/Downloads/www.fema.gov/disaster/4609].
You may also follow FEMA on www.facebook.com/fema
[https://www.fema.gov///C:/Users/emcknigh/Downloads/www.facebook.com/fema]
and Twitter @FEMARegion4.

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