Katrina Evacuees Can Use FEMA Housing Assistance for Utility Costs

摘要

Victims of Hurricane Katrina can use Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) rental housing assistance funds to pay utility bills under a preliminary injunction issued by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. (Watson v. Federal Emergency Management Agency, Civil Action No. H-06-1709, 2006 WL 1975865 (S.D.Tex.), July 13, 2006) The plaintiffs sought to represent a class of Katrina evacuees receiving FEMA temporary housing assistance under the Stafford Disaster Relief Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 5174(c).