HUD Provides Update on Disaster Recovery Efforts

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.