HUD TO ASSUME RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES AFFECTED BY HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA

HUD TO ASSUME RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES AFFECTED BY HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA: "WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that the transition of the Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP) rental assistance program from FEMA to HUD will be as seamless as possible for the approximately 30,000 FEMA-assisted families displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita currently living in private rental units. HUD also announced it has established a toll free call center number, 1-866-373-9509, to answer questions about the transition. The call center will field calls from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST weekdays, and from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on the weekends. "