To try to meet immediate needs following a disaster, FEMA provides disaster assistance as fast as possible to the survivors of the natural disaster. Later, however, as FEMA reviews cases, they sometimes determine that people received an incorrect amount of money or that they were not eligible to receive money in the first place. For […]
0:00 – Introduction 0:30 – Agenda 0:40 – About Legal Aid 0:53 – About Disaster Relief Project 1:15 – Accessing recovery recovery funds 1:47 – Duplication of Benefits and how it relates to ReBuild NC 9:21 – How does a program determine duplication of benefits 10:55 – Duplication of benefits scenario 15:36 – FEMA Recoupment […]
0:00 – Introduction 0:30 – What is recoupment? 0:44 – Reasons FEMA is pursuing recoupment 1:22 – Notice of debt letter 3:00 – Information about timing for an appeal 3:28 – Elements that are included in an appeal 5:35 – Debt waiver If you would like to contact Legal Aid NC, our helpline number is […]
0:00 – Information about presentation and Legal Aid of NC 1:44 – what is recoupment? 4:12 – What is a notice of debt letter? 6:05 – Appealing the decision 11:40 – What is a debt waiver? 14:20 – What to do if you have additional questions
Legal Aid of North Carolina can help immediately after the storm: Benefits and Appeals / FEMA Housing Homeowners – Assistance with insurance policies, recovery appeals, proving property ownership, avoiding foreclosure and mortgage issues, providing information on rights, and more. Renters – Recovery appeals, evictions, lease terminations, landlord/tenant disputes, understanding renters rights and insurance policies, providing […]
We can help Hurricane Florence survivors with disaster recovery program applications and appeals. Call our Helpline at 1 (866) 219-LANC (5262). Learn More Legal Aid of North Carolina’s disaster relief project helps clients with recovery assistance applications and appeals, including the ReBuild NC Homeowner Recovery Program through the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency. If you are a survivor of Hurricane […]
As residents of Eastern North Carolina prepare for the current hurricane season, many are finding that an important part of this process is continuing to recover from previous storms. On August 25 and 26, Legal Aid of North Carolina is hosting free remote information sessions to discuss the recovery funds available to Hurricane Florence survivors, […]
Join Legal Aid of North Carolina’s disaster relief project for free live presentations on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. You can find the live stream on Facebook Live. All videos are posted to Legal Aid of North Carolina’s YouTube channel after the presentation. Past topics include: NC Disaster Recovery 101 Your mental health and COVID 19 Introduction to ReBUILD […]