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 FEMA offers refunds for travel trailers

"Part of an ongoing effort to address concerns about possible adverse health effects of formaldehyde"

WASHINGTON, D.C. - 1/17/2008 - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that it will offer to refund the purchase price of travel trailers or park models to individuals who wish to return units purchased directly from FEMA or through the General Services Administration (GSA). This initiative is part of an ongoing effort to address concerns about possible adverse health effects of formaldehyde associated with recreational vehicles.

For occupants still residing in the recreational vehicle and who are in need of, and remain eligible for, housing assistance from FEMA, a caseworker from the respective field or Transitional Recovery Office will work with the applicant to help them move them into other housing.

Read the full FEMA press release here

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Readers' comments:
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joe :   FEMA is a joke. This department of the US Government doesn't really care about the people of this country that need help. It is all lip service and BS. FEMA is really run by fat cats that are going to use FEMA to enslave us when the bell rings. FEMA will heard us into concentration camps to feed and protect us...SURE! Where have I heard this before? WAKE UP PEOPLE. There are underground concentration camps [read Death Camps] set up right now waiting for our arrival. Stop watching TV and read alternative literature like The Biggest Secret by David Icke.

Dave1262 :   Just open the doors and windows and let the unit air out. The toxins will quickly disappate. Once again the press has blown this out of proportion as they have the whole process from day one and it ends up costing the taxpayers money that they don't need to pay. All trailers have this problem - the FEMA trailers may have a little more concentrated amounts of it but they are no different than a regualar standard trailer. I have tested mine and there are no abnormal readings in it.

Ed :   A lot of people bought these FEMA trailers on GSA Auction site thinking they were getting a chance to own an RV that otherwise would be impossible to afford. Some of the trailers were in good condition and others needed repairs. I bought one of these trailers before news of the toxins were released. I always wanted a camper and thought it would be a perfect oppurtunity to buy something that I otherwise could not afford. My bid price considered the repairs and what we could afford. After repairs were done the Toxin news was released and I was afraid to use the trailer especially with a 6 year old with asthma. Now I have to take the refund and take a loss on the expenses incurred while the trailer sat unused and repaired for year. What was a dream come true has become a Nightmare. Not happy about it.

neil1550 :   Next time a disaster strikes, put them all up in tents. Then they'll sue for trailers. A few years back I got caught between hurricanes in Orlando after checking on our ex-condo 90 miles away. I booked a room in a Econo Lodge in St Cloud, while waitng for the airport to decide whether they were going to close or not. Closing meant my flight was cancelled the next afternoon. The people that checked into the room beside started to loudly complain on the balcony, about the quality of the room. It seems they had just been sent to this "dump" after being put up for 3 weeks by FEMA at one of the Disney Hotels. They felt they deserved better than a $60 a night room. My room was clean with a king bed, corner work area, 32" TV and recliner. When they cancelled my flight 4 hours later, I drove my rental back to Indiana.

 
 

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