NEW YORK RISING EXTENSION

From the City of Long Beach website:

"The City of Long Beach is pleased to announce that NY Rising has modified the Housing Recovery Program's September 1^st deadline, allowing for extra time if certain conditions are met.

On June 8^th, the Long Beach City Council and City Manager sent a letter to Kaii Torrence, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of Storm Recovery, requesting that the September 1st deadline for homes to be raised be postponed due to the number of residents who were still in various stages of the NY Rising process, awaiting building permits, and/or trying to find a suitable temporary rental while their home is undergoing construction, and will not be able to elevate their homes before that date.

In response, if a homeowner believes that there is chance their home will not be able to pass an interim inspection (i.e., in the process of being raised) by the September 1^st deadline, NY Rising will postpone the deadline until June 1, 2018 if the homeowner can provide the following documentation no later than June 30, 2017:

• A permit from the local building department to commence elevation
• A receipt from the local building department documenting an application for an elevation permit; or
• The most recent correspondence from the local building department showing that an elevation permit was submitted"

AND A SUPERSTORM SANDY SCAM

From Newsday:

"The state is investigating a company called NY Rising Consultants that earlier this month emailed superstorm Sandy victims offering to help with applications, change orders and appeal cases -- for fees ranging from $30 into the thousands."

See http://www.newsday.com/long-island/firm-probed-after-soliciting-sandy-applicants-for-ny-rising-aid-1.10778635

ON NEW YORK RISING

The State Legislature gave final passage Monday to a bill that would require the Cuomo administration to report quarterly on unresolved cases and unpaid disaster claims.

In the memo to BILL NO A07204A ( SAME AS S04694-A):

"As of October 2014, it was reported that repairs were complete for

only 2,000 of the 8,896 Long Island homes that were approved for aid

by NY Rising. More than 5,000 households were still awaiting funding

assistance eligibility determinations. Since NY Rising was formed,

there have been countless reports from the frustrated people of Long

Island of an overly complex and cumbersome process to apply for and

obtain the funding required to rebuild or rehabilitate their homes, to

participate in the acquisition and buy-out programs, and to navigate

the archaic system, in order to restart their lives."

MORE RE: SUPERSTORM SANDY - SBA LOANS AND NY RISING GRANT MONEY

http://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/loans-impacting-grant-money-for-sandy-victims-1.9712713

MORE RE: SUPERSTORM SANDY

As I read in today's Newsday about many issues Sandy victims are still having, particularly with New York Rising, I pass along these links to a group I discovered during the last Sandy clinic at the Nassau County Bar Association - they may be able to assist homeowners to link up with architects who will prepare plans for reconstruction:

http://architectureforhumanity.org/content/hurricane-sandy-reconstruction

http://openarchitecturenetwork.org/projects/hurricane_sandy

SUPERSTORM SANDY: NEW YORK RISING AND LONG ISLAND

See: NEWSDAY - NY Rising OKs deals on 155 LI storm-hit homes for $59.5 million

NY RISING AND SANDY VICTIMS

As reported yesterday in Newsday:

http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/long-island-sandy-victims-express-frustration-over-ny-rising-1.9306150

MORE RE: SUPERSTORM SANDY

Newsday reports today that altogether, NY Rising has offered to buy 470 homes in Nassau and Suffolk, at an average price of $360,000.

See http://www.newsday.com/classifieds/real-estate/new-york-starts-buying-sandy-damaged-li-homes-1.8350576

MORE RE: SUPERSTORM SANDY

An update on what some homeowners are experiencing was reported in yesterday's Newsday:

http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/sandy-weary-lindenhurst-residents-mull-lifting-homes-or-leaving-1.8291785

APRIL 11 - NEW YORK RISING DEADLINE

Yesterday, while volunteering at the Nassau County Bar Assaociation's Foreclosure/Sandy clinic, I was again reminbded of the following which I pass along:

http://www.stormrecovery.ny.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/03-11-14_gosr_ny_rising_housing_program_application_deadline_release_final.pdf

HOMEOWNERS - NY RISING DEADLINE IS APRIL 11

NY Rising Housing Recovery Program Announces Application Deadline of April 11, 2014

MORE RE: SUPERSTORM SANDY

As I read today's paper re: payments being made from New York Rising to Long Island homeowners, as I recall the homeowners I consulted with this past Monday at the Nassau County Bar Association's Sandy clinic, I urge homeowners who suffered storm damage to visit the following website for a full list of available resources, etc:

Governor’s office of storm recovery

MORE RE: SUPERSTORM SANDY

I pass along this news item regarding homeowners with rejected FEMA claims due to "earth movement" for relief under NY Rising:

NEWSDAY - Officials: Sandy victims with rejected insurance should apply to state

But note the caveat if you have already applied for an SBA loan:

NEWSDAY - SBA loans keep Sandy recipients from NY Rising aid