We have had some recent storms in the Dallas/Fort Worth area
that have caused some serious damage and even taken lives. The damage has been so severe that we have
recently been declared a “Federal Disaster Area”. This is pretty important if you own property…but
it can also provide assistance for your tenants too.
When an area of the country is declared a Federal Disaster
Area this opens up Federal Assistance for the residents of that area. Meaning, we can apply for relief and
specifically monetary relief.
By opening a claim using one of the links below you (and
your tenants) can process a claim to get financial assistance. If you are an individual that had a property
loss (including personal property) then use the first link for FEMA.
The second link is for business owners…and yes, this
includes those of us that have rental properties. The SBA assistance is in the form of a low
interest rate loan. So, slightly
different in the structure but can still be of service to those of us that had
a loss.
Feel free to share this information with anyone that you
know that might have been impacted by these storms and maybe this can help them
in some way.
As of this post the counties declared as a disaster area are
as follows: Austin,
Bell, Calhoun, Collin, Cooke, Coryell, Dallas, Denton, Eastland, Ellis, Falls,
Guadalupe, Hardin, Harris, Henderson, Hockley, Jasper, Jones, Kaufman, Lamar,
Leon, Liberty, Montague, Montgomery, Navarro, Newton, Polk, San Jacinto, Smith,
Terrell, Trinity, Tyler, Van Zandt, Walker and Waller counties.
To apply a claim as an individual use this link: https://www.disasterassistance.gov/
To apply a claim as a business use this link: https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance
