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Apartment Shortage in Houston

November 25th, 2005 • Related • Filed Under

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It looks like the refugees from Katrina have been less than proactive in finding housing as the FEMA money is running out for many.

Nadia Williams, who fled New Orleans with her one-month-old daughter the day before Hurricane Katrina flooded the city, came to Houston this month to find an apartment.

Armed with a voucher for rent to be paid by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the 19-year-old called dozens of complexes only to be told there were no apartments available. “I came here expecting to find something,” Williams, who is staying with a friend, said as she left a relief center on Nov. 21. “I don’t know what I’m going to do.”

Williams is among thousands of hurricane evacuees in Houston, the fourth-largest U.S. city, who haven’t lined up more permanent housing. FEMA this week extended the deadline for those staying in hotels, estimated by the city at 16,500, to move into rental properties to Jan. 7 from Dec. 1.

Landlords said there aren’t enough apartments available for everyone, and some may evict the FEMA tenants they already have because of payment delays. via Bloomberg

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