The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced it will offer relief to disaster victims of the recent California wildfires, including foreclosure suspensions and other assistance to certain homeowners in the affected counties.
“President Donald J. Trump Approves California Disaster Declaration”- The White House, office of the Press Secretary
The fires are being called the deadliest and most destructive in the state’s history. About 3,000 homes – 5 percent of its housing stock – were destroyed in Santa Rosa alone, and a disaster declaration was made for Butte, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Sonoma and Yuba counties.
HUD also announced it would be sharing information with FEMA and the state on housing providers that could have available units in the impacted counties including public housing agencies and multifamily owners.
Here are the programs HUD announced are available for homeowners in the declared disaster area:
Published on 2017-11-08 12:02:48