Renter Info
Disaster preparedness and response print page
The Texas Apartment Association recommends reviewing the following resources related to disaster preparedness and responding to any natural disaster that may occur:
Notice to Community Residents regarding Hurricane Warnining
Ten Tips for Victims of Natural Disaster
In the event of a natural disaster, here are some additional sources for information:
- For information on federal assistance that may be available, visit the Federal Emergency Management Association website at www.fema.gov. You can register online for assistance. In addition, you can call FEMA at 1-800-621-FEMA (3362), or for the hearing/speech impaired at TTY: 1-800-462-7585. FEMA may also have staff on the ground in affected areas.
- For information on other relief or emergency assistance that may be available, visit the American Red Cross website at http://www.redcross.org/. The hotline for information about evacuation shelters is 866-GET-INFO.
- Additional information about hurricane relief and recovery efforts may be available on the Department of Homeland Security website at www.dhs.gov.
- To contact the local apartment association in your area for more information, visit http://www.taa.org/renters/RentersHelp.php and click on the city or portion of the map nearest you.
- Some free apartment locator companies also list available rental units online. Some you may want to check are: Apartment Finder at www.apartmentfinder.com; Apartment Guide/ApartmentGuide.com at www.apartmentguide.com; For Rent Magazine/ForRent.com at www.forrent.com; Apartments.com at www.apartments.com; MoveForFree.com at www.moveforfree.com; RENTNET at www.rentnet.com; and Rent.com at www.rent.com.