HUD Provides Update on Disaster Recovery Efforts

November 16, 2017

In a recent disaster recovery update call from HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs, HUD reported the numbers of HUD-assisted properties and units in disaster-affected areas in Texas, Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and California, as well as the number of on-site disaster assessments that have been completed in Texas, Florida, and California as of Oct. 31. Here are the provided numbers regarding properties in the affected areas:

Texas

  • 454 properties in the impacted area
  • 51,072 units in the impacted area
  • 20,971 assisted units in the impacted area
  • All on-site assessments have been completed

Georgia

  • 62 properties
  • 5,249 total units
  • 2,874 assisted units

Florida

  • 910 properties
  • 106,513 total units
  • 45,902 assisted units
  • 90+ on-site property assessments completed with remaining 30 scheduled

Puerto Rico

  • 203 properties
  • 21,013 total units
  • 19,859 assisted units
  • No on-site assessments completed

Virgin Islands

  • 17 properties
  • 1,474 total units
  • 1,468 assisted units

California

  • 176 properties
  • 14,024 total units
  • 8,454 assisted units
  • 85 percent of preliminary assessments completed. Only three properties have reported damage, which is minor and due to smoke, not fire.

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