Does this apply to lost salary due to lack of power? Our office was closed so we lost several days of pay.

Sara I would like to know this as well since I lost three days pay from this.

Great! I have no power for over a week but the paranoid loonies like Susan are still able to function at full pace!

what about the food that I had to throw out from lack of power due to the hurricane? Is that considered disaster relief?

Does FEMA cover second homes?

longaca did you get an answer?

Maybe we should leave that money to those who REALLY need it???? Just my 2 cents!

If we have had to vacate our home (a rented apt) due to dropping temperatures and need to stay at a hotel, can we get reimbursed or some other type of assistance?

What if you where a renter and lost all of your possession's. Does this quailify for help from Fema.

Renters can apply as for FEMA as well. However if I'm not mistaken FEMA will not replace electronic appliances only clothing and furniture. Good luck!

FEMA is designed to work on top of your homeowner's insurance. Some people seem to have the attitude that any storm damage means that the government will reimburse you for everything including the food in your refrigerator.

That said, if you don't have flood insurance, then FEMA comes into play.

Ive a gigantic evergreen that had part of the top fallen to the side neighbor, well have to hire someone to come, pick up pieces and discard, also the other top part left behind needs to be cut down, can I get Fema asistance for this, when I hire someone to come take care of it?

heard back today from my claim that I filled.. I was not asking for any damage to the house, or the Hot water heater that got damaged ( my husband can fix that himself) we had asked for help for his 1998 truck that was flooded. Unable to drive & salt water getting to the electrical system... though it may not be much to someone , we own it, its ours, it registered & insured & our insurance doesn't cover flood. We where cold to call fema went threw all the registering process, Now we are basically being told that because we had 2 cars ... the other one we used to leave in, we were highly suggested to leave the area we live in a block from the river) ... so was I suppose to stay ??? ( let both cars flood out??... let my family be in danger??) they will not help us getting that replaced. We understand in may not be worth much ( Blue book 3,500-2.900) but as it sits in the flooded soaked driveway its worth nothing ... I GET they want to get people in homes NO problem making us wait to get other people necessities, But We had a Truck that worked before the storm & Now doesn't ... Thanks for nothing .

Ah... couldn't you each drive a car??

Disappointed, you can appeal a FEMA decline. Just google it and you'll find out how to do it. PPNB, seriously? People traveling in one car are much safer than having multiple people in multiple cars trying to evacuate. Way to be sympathetic.

A Resident&PPNB would be the first ones complaining if it was their truck. Not everyone has the money to replace cars like these fellows...hmmmmm...I wonder why that is?

Dear "A Resident", you have no idea how much that car may have meant to that woman. This is not a contest; the person who lost the most doesn't win anything. Anyone who lost anything - whether you think it's important or not - is suffering. Try being kind instead of being insulting. Her getting her truck replaced has nothing to do with you. You're the one who needs to get a clue.

@ A resident, I HAVE been out there Volunteering & donating... my husband volunteering a extremely amount of time& man power that he COULD charge people for, but doesn't because its the Right thing to do( & OUR CHILDREN) & WE know People are worse off then us... But in our 30 years of working paying taxing on our home & fedl tax I believe we have far existed 3,000 that we have paid into, only fair to give back what we have lost ( & paid into) NOT asking for anything More then that ... & we where TOLD to file a claim....

@ lala AIN'T THAT THE TRUE....

Quote from the peanuts" ALL I WANT IS WHATS COMING TO ME... ALL I WANT IS MY FAIR SHARE"

Here is mayors Kelaher's email adress TKelaher@tomsrivertownship.com. Start pounding him with emails why and when is Ortley Beach getting in. With the warm days the mold is spreading faster and we need to do something before we all lose our homes. And where is his support, I haven't seen or heard from him once since Sandy hit us. I have a feeling he doesn't care about Ortley Beach, just cares about our tax dollars. Something has to happen now, it will be 2 weeks and still no word on Ortley Beach. FREE ORTLEY BEACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Michelle Obama needs to bring her hot booty down to the shore and dance with the gringos.

Just wondering how FEMA determines who gets help for what. understandable people without homes should come 1st, however heard on 101.5 yesterday a man that is getting addl funds on this relief check for putting up 2 pieces on wood in his deck & nonstaining .... When someone second home or second car's are not getting considered for help.... these people earned the money to have 2 cars or 2 homes, they should have back what they lost... NOT for someone to re-stain a deck... I heard however they are allow people to take a loan out. REALLY, If someone OWNS their homes or OWNS there second car they Didn't have a load before why should they now?

Fema will give you sheet rock and money for immediate lodging (or put you on a list of hotels they have booked). The guy on the radio was most likely lying as that would be covered under his homeowners insurance and I am sure if it was not he wouldn't have gotten money that quickly.
IF your insurance doesn't cover certain expenses FEMA will offer you a low interest load (under 2%) that will obviously have to be paid back.
They aren't going to be handing out "free" checks for $150,000 to rebuild people's house.
Also, if any of these homes are not your primary residence you will get nothing,

So if people are are working hard( most likely paying high fedl tax) paying taxes on 2 homes, paying out the nose for everything,Its very possible these people MAY have a home left, But how many of them lost the place they worked at?? Now having mortgages on 2 homes will have to sell the home that they have just to live, OR they can just start the Obama life style, Work less get more ..... sounds like a plan to me 1 out of every15 Americans cant be wrong !
( that was before the storm)

ReLogicSeeker

11:32 am on Saturday, November 17, 2012

FEMA is not an entitlement like Social Security. It is just government assistance. Personal insurance is first. They don't pick and choose. Everyone plays by the same rules. If someone else got help and you didn't, then their personal circumstances were different. You didn't "pay into FEMA". There is no FEMA deduction on your paycheck. Everyone contributes through federal taxes. It is not the government's responsibility to repay you for weather related losses. If you get anything, you're lucky

most ppl pay into SS except the disabled or ppl with disabilities which nobody in their right mind would want
so excuse me if I dont agree SS is an entitlement
turn off fox news
better yet send your ss check and medicare back to where it came
wrote

Breezy Point - mostly 2nd homes - people getting FEMA checks there

http://nj1015.com/7-myths-about-hurricane-sandy-fema-aid/

FEMA will only cover One car, providing you only have one car per family...