Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has extended the Opt-in, Opt-out, Right of Entry deadline to April 15.
L.A. County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath
In a March 28 press release from L.A. County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, she wrote “Thank you to FEMA, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, and all our partners for working with us and honoring our request to include condos and townhomes in the federally funded debris removal program.
“Thanks also for hearing the pleas of our residents who have been traumatized by the impacts of these fires to give them more time to process information needed for ROE submission,” she said.
People living in single family residences, will have extra time to fill out ROE applications click here.
CONDOS:
Each owner of a destroyed unit in a condominium or duplex must submit an ROE form, as well as the homeowner’s association of the building. This allows the county, state, and FEMA to assess the property for eligibility for PPDR.
Residential commercial properties that contain at least one owner-occupied home are eligible for federally funded debris removal. This includes most condominium and some multi-family buildings, even if there is a mix of owner-occupied and rental units within the same building.
RENTER OCCUPIED:
Rental units are not eligible. The owner is expected to have insurance and hire a licensed contractor to remove debris. Tenants may be eligible for FEMA’s Individual Assistance program and those applications must be submitted by March 31.
COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES:
Generally, commercial properties are not eligible for federally funded debris removal. FEMA has limited abilities to fund this cleanup. Commercial property owners should work with their insurance company and begin debris removal as soon as possible. If extenuating circumstances exist, businesses owners should communicate them to Los Angeles County.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS/NONPROFITS:
Public applicants and eligible Private Non-Profits (PNPs) that perform an essential service as defined under 44 CFR 206.223 click here may be eligible for debris removal.