What are the responsibilities of temporary housing occupants?
• Occupants should develop and pursue permanent housing plans while living in FEMA-provided temporary housing. • Families in FEMA-provided travel trailers or mobile homes should accept the first offer of adequate, alternate housing when it becomes available. • Renters need to contact their previous landlords to find out if they will be permitted to move back into their former units. • Homeowners should follow-up with contractors on the progress of the repair/rebuilding work. • FEMA housing occupants with no housing plans will be given information and tools to help them find available housing. What occurs during the recertification process? • Flyers will be given to the occupants or placed on their doors to inform them that the housing advisor is coming. • The advisor will call to set up an appointment to meet with each applicant in the travel trailer or mobile home. • Housing advisors carry FEMA identification. • While they are there, they will check the condition of the unit. If repai
