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Trenton, NJ - December 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In response to a housing need unlike any New Jersey has before encountered, the Christie Administration today expanded a multi-faceted housing strategy with the support of FEMA to provide additional resources to the many households who are in need of temporary housing as a result of Hurricane Sandy. Additional housing units at the former Fort Monmouth Military Installation will immediately begin to be renovated and temporary housing units will be placed on existing concrete pads already serviced by utility hookups and facilities. Additionally, a request has been made to extend FEMA’s Transitional Sheltering Assistance program and Bergen and Hudson counties will be added to the list of areas where a FEMA rapid housing repair program is offered

TRENTON, N.J. - December 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Before you hang any drywall or put your utilities back in the basement, make sure you’re practicing safe and smart rebuilding methods and following local building codes. It’s your house and you want to get back into it as quickly as possible. But, repairing or rebuilding a storm-damaged home takes thought and requires a lot more than your last do-it-yourself project.

TRENTON - November 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa announced today that New Jersey has signed onto a national letter urging Congress to extend tax relief for consumers who have mortgage debt canceled or forgiven because of financial hardship or a decline in housing values.

LINCROFT, N.J. - November 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Families and individuals in New Jersey who are registered for federal disaster assistance and need a place to live can search through hundreds of rental listings on the FEMA Housing Portal.

LINCROFT, N.J. - November 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The arrival of a housing inspector is a vital step in determining both the amount and types of housing assistance FEMA may provide.

NEWARK - November 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Chris Christie, Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa and the State Division of Consumer Affairs are citing 10 unregistered home improvement contractors, and assessing civil penalties of $2,500 each, resulting from an “Undercover House” operation conducted in partnership with the Mercer County Office of Consumer Affairs

NEWARK - November 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg wrote to President Obama expressing concern about the availability of housing options for New Jersey residents displaced by Hurricane Sandy. While the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is providing rental assistance and temporary housing support to many of the thousands of residents forced into shelters and other facilities, those options remain limited. Lautenberg also specifically requested that the Administration explore housing options in Monmouth County, including facilities at Fort Monmouth, which could potentially house New Jersey residents

Hamilton, NJ - November 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New Jersey Builders Association (NJBA), the state's leading trade organization for the home building industry, extends its heartfelt thoughts and prayers to those individuals and families who have been affected by Hurricane Sandy.

Trenton, NJ - November 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Chris Christie, Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa, and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs today reminded consumers and municipalities to be on high alert for fly-by-night, unregistered, and dishonest home improvement contractors in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

WASHINGTON, DC - November 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of the administration’s continued support for states and local partners impacted by Hurricane Sandy, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service today announced that they will waive low-income housing tax credit rules that prohibit owners of low-income housing from providing housing to victims of Hurricane Sandy who do not qualify as low-income. The action will expand the availability of housing for disaster victims and their families.

NEWARK - October 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, co-author with Senator Barbara Boxer of the Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act, underscored the President’s call today for Republicans in Congress to join Democrats in passing their bill which will expand opportunities to access historically low interest rates for borrowers who make their mortgage payments on time. In his radio address to the nation, President Obama said the plan is one that “…we know will work. It has the support of independent, nonpartisan economists and leaders across the housing industry. But Republicans in Congress banded together and kept this plan from even coming to a vote.”

Washington, DC - October 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Robert Menendez and Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) today announced that Gloucester County and the Borough of Hopatcong will each receive $50,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make repairs and improve housing conditions for low- and very-low-income rural residents. The funds from USDA’s Rural Development's Housing Preservation Grant program will go to the town and county governments, which will then distribute the funds to homeowners and owners of multi-family rental properties or cooperative dwellings for repairs.

Newark - October 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Robert Menendez and Frank R. Lautenberg today announced that the City of Trenton will receive more than $3.1 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for community and economic development, and to provide emergency shelter and affordable housing opportunities for low-income families.

WASHINGTON, DC - October 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced the approval of the State of New Jersey’s disaster recovery plantotaling $15.6 million in emergency aid to help communities throughout New Jersey, specifically Passaic County, to recover from Hurricane Irene. With the acceptance of this disaster plan, the real work of long-term disaster recovery throughout New Jersey can now begin.

NEWARK - October 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today announced $1,108,784 in federal funding for a construction project at the New Jersey Veterans’ Memorial Home in Paramus. The funding, provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, has been awarded to the State of New Jersey to replace the roofs on two buildings at the Paramus Memorial Home.

Washington - September 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) today announced that counties and municipalities across New Jersey will receive more than $23.2 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for various housing and economic development programs.

Newark - September 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) today announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded Volunteers of America of Delaware Valley $1.2 million through its Grant and Per Diem (GDP Program) to provide temporary housing -- a daily average of 25 beds -- for homeless veterans in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Mercer counties.

Newark - September 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) today announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded Volunteers of America of Delaware Valley $1.2 million through its Grant and Per Diem (GDP Program) to provide temporary housing -- a daily average of 25 beds -- for homeless veterans in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Mercer counties.

New York, N.Y. - August 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck was joined today by New Jersey Senator Frank R. Lautenberg, Senator Robert Menendez and Congressmember Bill Pascrell, Jr. as she announced that the EPA will safely demolish the E.C. Electroplating building at the Garfield Superfund site in Garfield, New Jersey.

NEWARK, NJ - July 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Continuing its enforcement effort against unregistered and non-compliant home improvement contractors, the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs has issued Notices of Violation against 44 contractors, seeking a total of $195,000 in civil penalties, based on complaints and referrals by consumers from across New Jersey.