Disaster Assistance Fairness Act
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Last progress January 30, 2025 (10 months ago)
Introduced on January 30, 2025 by Theodore Paul Budd
House Votes
Senate Votes
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Presidential Signature
AI Summary
This bill makes it easier for people living in condos, housing co-ops, and similar communities to get disaster help. It adds clear definitions for “residential common interest community,” “condominium,” and “housing cooperative,” so these places are treated fairly under federal disaster rules . After a major disaster, the federal government must set rules so debris can be cleared from property owned by these communities when state or local officials say the debris is a threat to safety, health, or the community’s recovery . It also lets disaster aid help pay an owner’s share of fixing essential shared parts of a building—like roofs, exterior walls, heating and cooling, elevators, stairs, utilities, plumbing, and electricity—if those costs are properly documented . These changes apply to disasters declared on or after the day the law takes effect .
Key points:
- Who is affected: People in condos, housing co-ops, and residential common interest communities
- What changes: Faster debris removal after major disasters and help covering an owner’s share of repairs to essential shared building systems
- When it applies: For disasters declared on or after the law’s enactment date