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Dealing with Contractors

Natural disasters cause damage to homes, businesses, and city infrastructure. When the storm passes and you are able to investigate the damage, scammers come around. Contractors claiming to be something they are not can take your money and run. People like roofers, carpenters, and plumbers may claim to help you…

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Disaster Deadlines

Community Legal Services helps people affected by disasters by providing no-cost disaster recovery legal services and assistance in identifying other available resources. This page provides a collection of information to help you and your family members when faced with disaster along with specific deadlines based on the disaster. Contact us…

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Disaster Relief

Disaster Preparation and Recovery

Community Legal Services helps people affected by disasters by providing no-cost disaster recovery legal services and assistance in identifying other available resources. This page provides a collection of information to help you and your family members when faced with disaster. Contact us when you need legal help with your disaster…

Financial Matters

Disaster Relief

Community Legal Services helps people affected by disasters by providing free disaster recovery legal services and assistance in identifying other available aid resources. For these purposes, a declared disaster requires that an emergency and major disaster declaration has been made in order to activate FEMA service availability. This statute states in…

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Disaster Relief

FEMA Claims and Appeals

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) is a government-funded agency that provides public assistance to help communities respond to and recover from disasters. Assistance from FEMA may come in many different forms, such as temporary housing and rental assistance, emergency home repairs, money for personal property losses, payment for flood…

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Homeowners Insurance after Disaster

If your property was affected by a natural disaster and you had a home and/or flood insurance policy, you may file an insurance claim to determine whether you have coverage for your damages. Community Legal Services can help you file a claim and explain the insurance coverage options that are…

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Disaster Relief

Mortgage Hardship after Disaster

When homeowners struggle to make their mortgage payments, there are options to consider. Fortunately, most mortgage loans (three out of five) made in the United States are government-sponsored or government-insured, and, as a result, the rules governing how homeowners with these mortgages will be treated after disasters or set-backs are…

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Debt & Creditors | Disaster Relief

Rental Assistance and Other Resources

Thousands of low income and vulnerable people across Central Florida turn to CLSMF for legal assistance related to protection of their livelihoods, their health, and their families. The following page includes links to information and resources where Central Floridians can find many types of necessary and valuable resources. We highly…

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Rental Property Problems after Disaster

If you rent a home or an apartment that was damaged or destroyed by a natural disaster, you may experience problems with your landlord or struggle to have repairs completed on your residence. When a rented property is damaged due to a disaster, it is common to have questions about…

Financial Matters

Disaster Relief