To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide assistance for common interest communities, condominiums, and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · October 27, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
The Clean Up DEBRIS Act expands federal disaster relief assistance to include residential common interest communities, condominiums, and housing cooperatives that are damaged by major disasters. Currently, the federal government primarily assists individual homeowners and renters, but this bill extends that support to cover shared or common elements of these properties, such as roofs, exterior walls, elevators, and utility systems. The legislation requires the President to issue rules clarifying that debris removal from these shared spaces is in the public interest when state or local officials determine the debris poses a threat to life, health, safety, or economic recovery. The bill also ensures that residents can receive federal funds for their proportional share of repairs to essential common elements in condominiums and housing cooperatives. These changes apply to any major disaster or emergency declared by the President after the bill is enacted.
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