Direct Lease Property Management DR_4611_LA

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has a requirement for Direct Lease Contractors/Property Managers (PM) and/or Property Owners (PO). The FEMA Direct Lease Program is a housing assistance program to lease existing rental units for the purpose of providing temporary housing to eligible applicants who are displaced due to Hurricane Ida under DR-4611-LA.  Contractor shall research and identify potential direct lease properties that are not further than 50 miles from the damaged dwelling and that do not place an undue hardship centrally located to parishes of Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John the Baptist, Tangipahoa and  Terrebonne, within reasonable commuting distance to the above parishes in the State of Louisiana. This should include existing residential properties advertised for lease (e.g., corporate apartments, vacation rentals, and second homes), vacant residential properties that are listed for sale (single family and multiple occupancy), and bank owned properties (e.g. foreclosures) or any other type of residential property that meets the criteria of a Direct Lease property as identified in this Statement of Work. The contractor shall evaluate each property to ensure the property is safe, secure, sanitary and functional.