Court: FEMA Buyouts Not a Guaranteed Entitlement
HOUSTON (CN) - Owners of some hurricane-damaged homes in Galveston are not entitled to FEMA buyouts, as they have no constitutionally protected right to the money, a federal judge ruled.
After Hurricane Ike smashed Galveston on Sept. 13, 2008 President George W. Bush declared Galveston County a disaster area, automatically qualifying it for assistance under FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, or HMGP.
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