TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Legal services are available to survivors affected by Tropical Storm Debby in the 22 counties designated for federal Individual Assistance.
Survivors who can't afford an attorney and who run into legal difficulties due to the storm may call the Florida Disaster Legal Services hotline at 866-550-2929 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Assistance is available in Spanish.
A volunteer attorney from the Florida Young Lawyer's Division of the American Bar Association will respond within 48 hours. For email inquiries contact: fema@flabar.org.
Examples of disaster related legal assistance include:
· Assistance with insurance claims (life, medical, property, etc.)
· Counseling on landlord/tenant problems
· Assisting in consumer protection matters, remedies and procedures
· Replacement of wills and other important legal documents destroyed in the disaster
The 22 counties designated for Individual Assistance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency are: Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Franklin, Gilchrist, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lafayette, Manatee, Nassau, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, Suwannee, Taylor, Union and Wakulla.
Survivors and business owners who sustained damages or losses in those counties designated for Individual Assistance can register with FEMA by one of the following methods:
· Call 800-621-FEMA (3362). Assistance is available in most languages and lines are open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week. If you are deaf or hard of hearing and use a TTY, call 800-462-7585.
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