Matters Under Review MUR Holding Disaster Recovery to Account

Homeowner with Zero Grant Award Calculation sent Zero Grant Award Letter with line, "Wait for SBA Bailout Fix"

Ms. Smith did everything right after the 2016 floods in Louisiana. Her family collected every dime they had, used insurance and took an SBA Disaster loan to rebuild their home. Their home was completed before they leaned about HUD CDBG-DR grants.

By Contributor published 3-2-2019 updated 1-15-2022
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Restore Louisiana Action Plan 12 may suggest budget mismanagement improprieties toward SBA recipients.

HUD Guidance published June 2019 suggests state grantees may not have budgeted according HUD National Objectives. State agendas not serving the Low- to Moderate-income (LMI) communities may have limited funding to SBA DOB victims in higher income classes.

By Murray Wennerlund published 8-3-2019 updated 1-15-2022
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2016 Flood victims waiting nearly 3 years could see their grants terminated by next Wednesday, July 31, 2019.

State of Louisiana OCD-DRU announces via Email, Phone call and Postal Mail to homeowners that their grants will be rescinded if they do not close on the grant award by July 31, 2019.

By Murray Wennerlund published 7-25-2019 updated 1-15-2022
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Republishing an article that today shows same actors involved with taxpayer funded disaster recovery efforts

This article says more than most since hurricane Katrina. Its important to understand what happened with the HUD Grants during that period time and what HUD required states to do today. A simply fix has always been to allow for more draws than the 5 max.

By Contributor published 12-13-2022 updated 12-13-2022
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Manipulation of Federal Grants and Impact on Homeowners after a declared disaster.

Since 1953, federal grant assistance provided to homeowners has been subject to manipulation, leading to the mitigation of operational deficits in state and local municipalities.

By Murray Wennerlund published 8-29-2023 updated 8-29-2023
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Homeowners not informed by FEMA or State Managers about HUD inspection requirements for CDBG-DR Grants

A goal for every homeowner should be to reduce your disaster debt burden for real costs of repairs and new construction after a declared disaster. This can be accomplished by having enough insurance to replace your home under any disaster classification.

By Murray Wennerlund published 12-4-2022 updated 12-4-2022
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Louisiana Governor Edwards disaster recovery team pulls grant from post-disaster widow

In Louisiana a married couple of 22 years lost their grant when the husband died post-disaster and the widow was not listed as homeowner at the time of the disaster. Louisiana Law allows inheritance to be handled as a gift and not community property.

By Writers Pool published 12-7-2019 updated 1-15-2022
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