Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Bill affecting condo owner associations

[Liz Ryan Cole (lizryancole]

Wondering if anyone following this list knows how coops are addressed (included 
or excluded).

Thanks

liz



> On Jan 25, 2022, at 4:06 PM, Lyn Woods <lynmullen [at] hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Many cohousing communities are set up as condominium associations.  
> Currently, condo associations are excluded from certain FEMA aid in the wake 
> of a disaster.  It's typical to require hundreds of thousands of dollars for 
> debris cleanup in the aftermath of a major natural disaster such as an 
> earthquake, tornado, hurricane or flood.  For all "normal" neighborhoods, 
> FEMA covers that cost and contracts with companies to provide that debris 
> removal, but they specifically exclude neighborhoods that are part of a 
> condominium association.
> 
> Please write to your representatives in support of the Disaster Equity Act of 
> 2021, H.R. 5298, which seeks to get condo associations included in the aid 
> that FEMA provides.  .  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faHHiuzM7gg    
> https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hr5337
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