Disaster Assistance Fairness Act

This bill makes it easier for people who live in condos, co‑ops, manufactured home communities, and other shared‑ownership neighborhoods to get federal disaster help after a major storm, fire, or flood. It also clearly defines what these types of communities are, so they are not left out when aid is given.

Key points

• Who is affected: Residents and associations of condominiums, housing cooperatives, manufactured housing communities, and other residential common interest communities.
• What changes: The federal government can remove disaster debris from property owned by these communities when a state or local government puts in writing that the debris is a threat to life, health, safety, or the community’s economic recovery. Federal aid can also help pay to fix essential shared parts of buildings and sites—like roofs, exterior walls, heat and AC, elevators, stairs, utility access, plumbing, and electricity—when residents can document their share of the repair costs.
• When it applies: To disasters declared on or after the date this becomes law.