The hidden flaw in California homes that can cause earthquake destruction
, that will offer select homeowners grants of up to $13,000 to help fund a retrofit. FEMA is providing $5 million, which is enough to help 375 homeowners.
“Hundreds of thousands of Californians are living in a soft-story structure that is a prime candidate for a retrofit,” Glenn Pomeroy, chief executive of the California Earthquake Authority, said in a statement. Although a retrofit is not a small financial undertaking, repairing or replacing a damaged home would be far more expensive — and could take years. Owners forced out of their homes would still need to make mortgage payments while the home is being repaired or rebuilt.
Still, the cost, which could be on par with replacing a roof or an air conditioning system, could be challenging for those with limited funds.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
These California cities have the cheapest homesThere are three California counties where the average home value is less than $350,000.
Read more »
Here's where California's remarkably wet year is bringing welcome recoveryA wet winter has brought calamity to some parts of California. But in much of the state, the weather has ushered in a welcome recovery, nourishing crops, wetlands and threatened species -- and even proving a balm to the soul.
Read more »
Feds seize 4,400 pounds of ‘pill product’ from huge drug lab in CaliforniaThe FBI found more than 2,000 kilograms of “pill product” at a drug lab in Garden Grove that could be made into illegal drugs, Laura Eimiller, a spokeswoman for the bureaus’ Los Angeles field…
Read more »
The classic diner with the best breakfast sandwich in CaliforniaBob's Big Boy in Burbank was made a landmark in the 1990s and continues to attract the famous and serve one of the best breakfast sandwiches in California.
Read more »
California policymakers are trying to chip away at open government for their own convenienceWe think it’s important for government officials to show up in person to face the people they govern, rather than drop in remotely and click away again.
Read more »
California city to provide services to homeless encampmentFor decades, major cities across California have been grappling with homelessness, a problem that has only worsened in recent years as a housing shortage has increased rents and made it difficult to find an affordable place to live
Read more »