[StBernard] Road Home Appeals and Elevation Information from Citizens Road Home Action Team

[Westley Annis]

Lousiana Rebuilds <http://www.louisianarebuilds.info/>  	
 	 
Important Road Home Appeals and Elevation Information from Citizens Road
Home Action Team


CHAT (Citizens Road Home Action Team) has obtained the following important
information from Road Home officials as of the second week of February: 

ROAD HOME APPEALS PROCESS
The LRA has just agreed to CHAT's request to reopen appeals for applicants
who believe their Road Home appeal was lost in the shuffle or that they were
never able to exercise their right to appeal because their case was stuck in
"Dispute Resolution." 
(Read article here
<http://lra.louisiana.gov/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder&tmp=home&pid=106> ) 

The LRA and OCD will review these cases to ensure that homeowners received
due process under the Road Home and that cases did not fall through the
cracks. 

For your case to be considered, you can do one of three things: 

*	Email info at louisianarecoveryauthority.org with "Road Home Appeal" in
the subject line 
*	Call (225) 342-1700 to find out how to request an appeal 
*	Mail a letter to:
	Louisiana Recovery Authority
	ATTN: Ty Larkins
	150 Third Street, Suite 200
	Baton Rouge, LA, 70801 
	(certified mail is best; save the receipt)


HMGP ELEVATION GRANTS
For applicants who received forms to apply for HMGP elevation grants, you
can still send in those forms or request another copy if you did not send it
yet. 
(Read article here <http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/cdbg/dr/hmgp/hmgp.htm> ) 

*	If you are demolishing your house and building a new one, your HMGP
elevation grant of up to $30,000 is determined by total allowable costs for
construction and elevation minus total Road Home grant, FEMA structural
damage funds, insurance benefits, and ICC money.
*	If you are elevating and repairing your house, your HMGP elevation
grant of up to $30,000 is determined by total allowable costs for elevation
minus Road Home elevation grant and ICC money. 

For details and to determine your HMGP eligibility to start rebuilding,
contact 1-877-744-7235 or 1-225-339-3746 or hazardmitigation at la.gov. 

*Save all building plans, permits, receipts, and other proof of payment of
costs to be reimbursed by an HMGP elevation grant, should you be eligible. 

CHAT is a group of citizens from New Orleans neighborhoods that advocates
ways to make the Road Home program more efficient and fair. Find out more
information at www.chatushome.com


NEXT CHAT MEETING: Wed., Feb. 18. Newcomers are welcome
Place: Room 179, UNO Milneburg Hall, Building #24, on Milneburg Rd. (the
road where the brand new dorms are, past the stop sign and the University
Center and opposite the Fitness Center). 
Directions (.pdf) <http://www.uno.edu/maps/pdf/maincampusmap.pdf>