FEMA to Evict Katrina Refugees from Hotels

Their homes destroyed and the available housing stock almost wiped out, 150,000 displaced victims of Hurricane Katrina may find themselves evicted from their government-subsidized hotel rooms in little more than two weeks, according to a new decision from

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November 16, 2005, 12:00 PM PST

By Michael Dudley

"Under FEMA's decision, the evacuees will have 15 days to lease apartments, make other arrangements or begin paying their own bills. Many families will be eligible for as much as $2,358 for three months' rental assistance from FEMA, payments that may be extended for as long as 18 months...Coming three months after Katrina's Aug. 29 landfall, the phaseout of the hotel program marks the latest effort by FEMA to manage the largest national housing crisis since the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. It follows criticism of the cost and management of efforts to place people in cruise ships, mobile homes and trailers."

FULL STORY: FEMA Tells 150,000 in Hotels to Exit In 15 Days

Wednesday, November 16, 2005 in The Washington Post

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