[StBernard] State Reminds Homeowners of Deadline for Returning Road Home Elevation Forms

[Westley Annis]

State Reminds Homeowners of Deadline for Returning Road Home Elevation Forms 


BATON ROUGE, La. (June 10, 2008) - The state of Louisiana reminds Road Home applicants that they must return their forms indicating interest in both the Road Home Elevation Incentive and the HMGP Elevation Award by next Monday, June 16, 2008, or they will not receive funds to raise their homes.

The Road Home mailed more than 113,000 elevation surveys to applicants who are potentially eligible for these awards. More than 34,000 applicants have returned their forms. More than 24,000 have expressed interest in elevation awards through the Road Home and more than 11,000 have expressed interest in elevation awards through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. Some applicants may be eligible for both programs while others may be eligible for only one. 

Homeowners must sign and return the Road Home Elevation Election Form and HMGP Award Form to indicate their interest in receiving these elevation funds. Homeowners only need to return the form for the program or programs in which they are interested in participating.

By signing these forms, homeowners are only indicating interest in learning more about the elevation funds. Returning the forms does not guarantee the receipt of an award, nor does it obligate a homeowner to accept an award. In recent weeks, the Road Home has started to pay homeowners elevation awards.

Signing and returning the elevation forms contained in the original letter does not impact any pending appeals that the homeowner may have, nor does it impact their right to appeal. Homeowners must be finished with Road Home appeals when they accept their elevation funds because program rules cap all Road Home compensation at $150,000.

Homeowners who think they are eligible to receive elevation assistance and have not received a letter or who need more information about the Road Home Elevation Incentive or the HMGP Elevation Program should call the Elevation Technical Assistance Hotline at 877-234-1513.

The Road Home Elevation Incentive provides up to $30,000 for site built homes and $20,000 for mobile homes to elevate to meet the current Advisory Base Flood Elevation or Base Flood Elevation levels. Total compensation through The Road Home is still capped at $150,000 per applicant.

The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program provides up to $30,000 in elevation funding through the state. Those funds are designed to help Road Home applicants cover the gap between their Road Home elevation awards and the actual cost of elevation.

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