FACT SHEET: FEMA SEEKS LANDLORDS FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN
PUERTO RICO
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20210318/fact-sheet-fema-seeks-landlords-housing-assistance-programs-puerto-rico]


Release Date: 
十一月 8, 2017 

FEMA is seeking landlords who can help provide housing assistance to
survivors of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Two programs—DIRECT LEASE
and MULTI-FAMILY LEASE AND REPAIR—make use of existing vacant rental
properties in Puerto Rico that are either ready-to-rent or are in need
of minor repairs to make them safe and functional. In both programs,
FEMA provides rental payments directly to participating and eligible
landlords to provide safe living quarters to displaced survivors with
damaged or destroyed homes.

DIRECT LEASE allows FEMA to lease residential properties as temporary
housing for eligible applicants.

	* Properties sought for immediate rental can include single-family
homes, multi-family homes, apartments, cooperatives, condominiums and
town houses.
	* Direct Lease is limited to 18 months following the date of the
disaster declaration (Sept. 20, 2017).
	* Utility costs and other expenses not covered in the lease are the
responsibility of the disaster survivor.

Interested property owners should contact: FEMA-Lease-PR@fema.dhs.gov
or call (202) 506-0314 or (202) 506-0530 or (202) 705-9140.

To qualify for the MULTI-FAMILY LEASE AND REPAIR PROGRAM (MLR), the
rental property owner must own one or more multi-family properties
that are ready to rent and/or need repairs and:

	* The property must have three or more units available to FEMA to
qualify as a multi-family dwelling.
	* The property must have been previously used as a rental unit.
	* FEMA will require a lease for exclusive use of the property as
temporary housing for a period of at least 18 months from the disaster
declaration date (Sept. 20).
	* This program repairs property to make the rental units habitable
and available to house hurricane survivors. (The repairs do not need
to be the result of Hurricanes Irma or Maria.)
	* Property owners may choose to complete the repairs using their own
contractors or have FEMA secure a third party contractor.
	* Repairs and improvements must be done within four months (120
days).
	* The property owner must provide all property management services
and own the entire parcel.

Interested property owners should contact: FEMA-MLR-PR@fema.dhs.gov or
call (202) 705-9140.

Properties eligible for either DIRECT LEASE and/or the MULTI-FAMILY
LEASE AND REPAIR program must be accessible to community services like
schools and grocery stores, must not be located in a Special Flood
Hazard Area and must provide complete and independent living
facilities for one or more people. This includes permanent provisions
for living, sleeping, cooking and sanitation. All repairs must comply
with local building codes, standards, permitting, inspection
requirements and all applicable environmental and historical
preservation laws and regulations. The landlord must also be willing
to have at least one unit repaired or improved to be accessible to
applicants with disabilities or other access and functional needs.  

For more information about FEMA Housing Assistance Programs, please
visit DisasterAssistance.gov [http://disasterassistance.gov/]. (For
more information about Special Flood Hazard Areas please visit:
https://www.fema.gov/special-flood-hazard-area.)

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and renters, which can cover the cost of replacing lost or
disaster-damaged real estate and personal property. These disaster
loans cover losses not fully compensated by insurance or other
recoveries and do not duplicate benefits of other agencies or
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