Hurricane Milton did more damage to our community in its 18 years of existence than any storm has ever done. It toppled at least two of our grand oak trees, one onto a building on Marble Fawn. It tore shingles off our roofs and destroyed a lot of our privacy fencing. But, overall, it looks like the buildings withstood the winds and well.
The primary hardship for most of us is the power outage. As of Thursday at 7 p.m., about 580,000 Tampa Electric customers lacked electricity. It could take a while for it to come back on.
Besides the discomfort of living in Florida without air conditioning, this presents a big problem for us because the lift station that pumps our water waste out of the community currently does not function. When it reaches capacity, the water to the community will have to turn off.
If your unit suffered storm damage, especially its interior, FEMA had already opened a disaster assistance center at The Regent at 6437 Watson Rd. after Hurricane Helene. You can begin to apply for help by registering online at DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling 800-621-FEMA (3362). Or try visiting the center on Watson Rd.
It looks from one man's Google searching that the HOA cannot get FEMA aid (though I have seen laws proposed that would allow this, I have not read where any of them passed) itself. Only individuals qualify, so it puts the burden on individual unit owners to apply for help.
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