CAI members impacted by Hurricane Sandy are facing high recovery costs as local governments are being denied Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reimbursement for debris removal and other disaster recovery expenses. Congress must be made aware that additional resources and flexibility for FEMA to fully respond to the aftermath of natural disasters must be made available to community associations. CAI is asking for your help! Your voice needs to be heard so CAI members in New Jersey and other affected regions have equal access to federal disaster recovery programs.
Please let us know if your community association was denied FEMA disaster relief or your local municipality was denied reimbursement after providing service to your association. A copy of the denial letter from FEMA would also be very useful. Please feel free to share any personal stories related to the FEMA reimbursement process. We would also appreciate it if you are able to estimate the total financial impact or cost of the denial. Please include the total number of housing units contained within your association as well. For decades, community associations have been denied equal access to federal disaster recovery assistance. This can change with your help and voice. Residents of community associations should be treated equally as all other taxpayers. Please send information to me at mhedge@caionline.org.
