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DHAP Housing Office Open In Algiers
UPDATED: May 21, 2008
NEW ORLEANS (April 2, 2008) -- A Disaster Housing
Assistance Program (DHAP) New Orleans/St. Bernard
office is open at 3630 McArthur Blvd.in Algiers (next
door to Family Dollar store) on New Orleans' westbank.
Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
The program is being administered by the Harris County Housing Authority (HCHA).
HUD had originally tapped the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO),
operated by HUD since 2002, to administer the DHAP. However, earlier this year
HANO transferred the housing voucher program to the Houston agency, reportedly
to improve the voucher delivery system. Harris County runs the nation's largest
disaster housing voucher program.
For more information hurricane Katrina or Rita survivors can go to
www.dhapneworleans.org.or call DHAP at 866-202-3487.
The agency also operates DHAP's offices at 8933 Interchange Drive in Houston.
Hours there are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM and
Thursdays from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Hurricane survivors in the Harris County
area can visit www.dhapharriscounty.org or call 866-497-6036 for more
information.
UPDATED: May 21, 2008
NEW ORLEANS (April 2, 2008) -- A Disaster Housing
Assistance Program (DHAP) New Orleans/St. Bernard
office is open at 3630 McArthur Blvd.in Algiers (next
door to Family Dollar store) on New Orleans' westbank.
Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
The program is being administered by the Harris County Housing Authority (HCHA).
HUD had originally tapped the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO),
operated by HUD since 2002, to administer the DHAP. However, earlier this year
HANO transferred the housing voucher program to the Houston agency, reportedly
to improve the voucher delivery system. Harris County runs the nation's largest
disaster housing voucher program.
For more information hurricane Katrina or Rita survivors can go to
www.dhapneworleans.org.or call DHAP at 866-202-3487.
The agency also operates DHAP's offices at 8933 Interchange Drive in Houston.
Hours there are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM and
Thursdays from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Hurricane survivors in the Harris County
area can visit www.dhapharriscounty.org or call 866-497-6036 for more
information.
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Orleans Begins Enforcing Trailer
Housing Ordinance July 1
FEMA posting notices on trailers in city
NEW ORLEANS (June 6, 2008) -- Cities and
towns ravaged by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita,
in conjunction with FEMA, are implementing
deadlines for hurricane survivors to remove
temporary trailers from their properties.
Starting July 1, you can be cited and subject
to a daily fine if a trailer or RV is on your
property in New Orleans...[FULL STORY]
Housing Ordinance July 1
FEMA posting notices on trailers in city
NEW ORLEANS (June 6, 2008) -- Cities and
towns ravaged by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita,
in conjunction with FEMA, are implementing
deadlines for hurricane survivors to remove
temporary trailers from their properties.
Starting July 1, you can be cited and subject
to a daily fine if a trailer or RV is on your
property in New Orleans...[FULL STORY]
Kenner Housing Assistance Program Closed
KENNER, La. (June 17, 2008) -- Money reportedly has run out for Kenner's
Housing and Utility Assistance Program, which started May 5, and the city's
Department of Community Development has closed the latest phase of the program
as of June 13. The next phase of the program is scheduled to begin around
November 1, 2008.
KENNER, La. (June 17, 2008) -- Money reportedly has run out for Kenner's
Housing and Utility Assistance Program, which started May 5, and the city's
Department of Community Development has closed the latest phase of the program
as of June 13. The next phase of the program is scheduled to begin around
November 1, 2008.
Mississippi To Build Thousands
Of Affordable Housing Units
HUD approves state plan for Community Block Grant funds
JACKSON, MS (June 26, 2008) -- In Mississippi, a state with a median
income among the lowest in the US, tens of thousands of houses were
damaged or wiped out by Hurricane Katrina almost three years ago, when
the Mississippi Gulf Coast suffered a direct onslaught from Katrina's
winds and storm surge.
Soon, Mississippi can start rolling out thousands of affordable
mixed-income housing units for working families still affected by the
state's severe shortage of housing, through it's $350 million Long Term
Workforce Housing plan proposed in September last year. The final plan
was sent to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) on May 30th.
On June 25, 2008, HUD accepted Mississippi's plan, funded by part of
the $5.4 billion Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocated
to the state after Katrina. It will provide grants and loans to communities,
nonprofit organizations and private developers to build about 12,000
affordable homes in Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, and Pearl River
counties.
The plan, targeting low and moderate income Hurricane Katrina survivors
and neighborhoods, allows for purchases of blighted, deteriorating,
undeveloped or underdeveloped property, as well as home ownership
assistance and lead-testing;
Other projects the plan may cover include repairs necessary to keep
properties bought through tax sales up to code in the proposed
neighborhoods, technical assistance to public and nonprofit organizations
to increase their neighborhood revitalization or economic development
activities; and establishing a revolving loan fund to provide short-term,
low-interest financing for workforce housing production.
Of Affordable Housing Units
HUD approves state plan for Community Block Grant funds
JACKSON, MS (June 26, 2008) -- In Mississippi, a state with a median
income among the lowest in the US, tens of thousands of houses were
damaged or wiped out by Hurricane Katrina almost three years ago, when
the Mississippi Gulf Coast suffered a direct onslaught from Katrina's
winds and storm surge.
Soon, Mississippi can start rolling out thousands of affordable
mixed-income housing units for working families still affected by the
state's severe shortage of housing, through it's $350 million Long Term
Workforce Housing plan proposed in September last year. The final plan
was sent to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) on May 30th.
On June 25, 2008, HUD accepted Mississippi's plan, funded by part of
the $5.4 billion Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocated
to the state after Katrina. It will provide grants and loans to communities,
nonprofit organizations and private developers to build about 12,000
affordable homes in Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, and Pearl River
counties.
The plan, targeting low and moderate income Hurricane Katrina survivors
and neighborhoods, allows for purchases of blighted, deteriorating,
undeveloped or underdeveloped property, as well as home ownership
assistance and lead-testing;
Other projects the plan may cover include repairs necessary to keep
properties bought through tax sales up to code in the proposed
neighborhoods, technical assistance to public and nonprofit organizations
to increase their neighborhood revitalization or economic development
activities; and establishing a revolving loan fund to provide short-term,
low-interest financing for workforce housing production.
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Louisiana's Road Home Deadlines Lifted
BATON ROUGE, La. (September 5, 2008) -- Louisiana has lifted its deadlines for 12,000 Road Home
applicants who were facing deadlines and extended the time frame for homeowners to make their final
benefit option selections, giving extra time for hurricane survivors to receive legal advice and complete title
work or resolve issues. The program will also pay grants to homeowners who sold out before Road Home
started...[FULL STORY]
BATON ROUGE, La. (September 5, 2008) -- Louisiana has lifted its deadlines for 12,000 Road Home
applicants who were facing deadlines and extended the time frame for homeowners to make their final
benefit option selections, giving extra time for hurricane survivors to receive legal advice and complete title
work or resolve issues. The program will also pay grants to homeowners who sold out before Road Home
started...[FULL STORY]
