To: The United States House of Representatives
End Discrimination of FEMA against Coop Housing
Help the passage of H.R. 2887 (Rep. Israel) to end the arbitrary discrimination by FEMA of denying grants to House Coops because they classify them as a 'Business'.
Why is this important?
Our building complex sits two blocks from the East River in Manhattan and is in a class "1" flood zone. During Sandy we were inundated by flood waters reaching 3-5 feet, inflicting hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage which is home for nearly one thousand residents who are mostly working class families or retirees on fixed incomes. Our co-op is based on Mitchell-Lama laws that ensure it remains working and middle class housing, yet we bore all the costs of this disaster.