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	Avoid Being Taken Advantage of After the Storm This resource includes links to report price gouging and unfair business practices. By: Partnership for Legal Access


	Disaster Relief Hotline Disaster Relief Hotline Brochure By: TLSC


	Home Repair Fraud By: Boat People SOS, Inc. Read this in: Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt


	Housing Assistance in Texas (Separate Website) By: Texas Department of Housing and Consumer Affairs


	Housing Resources (Separate Website) Hurricane Katrina housing resources from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) By: U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development


	Housing-Related Q and A for Texas Disaster Victims Read this if you have questions about how Texas law applies to leases and housing issues after a disaster. Remember the information contained in this document refers only to Texas law. If your leased or owned property is located in another state, then that state's laws will apply to your situation. By: Legal Aid of Central Texas


	LiveHelp Available for Hurricane Ike Disaster Relief Are you a victim of Hurricane Ike in need of legal help? Use LiveHelp to ask a volunteer lawyer for help. By: Texas Legal Services Center


	Mortgage Assistance (Separate Website) Under the Mortgage Assistance Initiative, HUD will make mortgage payments for up to one year for disaster victims with FHA-insured mortgages who want to live in their homes again. Click on this link for details and qualifications. By: HUD


	Operation Blue Roof (Separate Website) In order to mitigate additional damage that could result from rain, homeowners can have plastic sheeting installed over the damaged area. By: FEMA


	Renters' Rights After Ike By: Boat People SOS, Inc. Read this in: Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt


	Transitional Housing Assistance For Texas Evacuees (Separate Website) FEMA, at the request of the State of Texas, will activate its transitional sheltering initiative to allow eligible Ike evacuees from Texas, who cannot return to their homes, to stay in hotels or motels until it is safe for them go home. By: FEMA


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