Checklist For People Planning Their Return Home

October 13, 2006

Planning to return home to Louisiana? This “Reality Checklist” helps you think about many things you may not have considered!

The Road Home program, the largest single housing recovery program in U.S. history, will help Louisiana residents get back into their homes or apartments as quickly and fairly as possible. Through The Road Home, eligible Hurricane Rita or Katrina-affected homeowners may receive up to $150,000 in compensation for their losses to get them back into their homes. In addition, The Road Home program will loan funds to restore and construct thousands of rental properties through its Small Rental Property Repair Program.

This checklist, developed by The Road Home program , is meant to assist people planning to return home take into consideration the reality of returning to Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Many things have changed, including the fact that the cost of living has increased and that there is limited public transportation and health care.

The Road Home program was created by Governor Kathleen Blanco, the Louisiana Recovery Authority, and the Office of Community Development and is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-funded program.

>>Click here to download the "Reality Checklist"