Municipalities are increasingly enacting legislation pertaining to tenants occupying properties that are in the foreclosure process. The following article in Realty Times discusses CA Assembly Bill 2586 which:

• Defines landlord and tenant in provisions governing tenancies.
• Authorizes a tenant to deduct a utility payment from the rent.
• Relates to the transfer or return of any security remaining after termination of the tenancy due to a trustee sale.
• Defines a successor in interest as it applies to an interest acquired in mortgage defaults.
• Requires a mortgagee, trustee, servicer or beneficiary to give notice of a possible foreclosure sale.
• Provides procedures governing notice of utility shutoff.

In the aftermath of a natural disaster a valuable resource has been damage assessments provided by local municipalities. The following Associated Press  report published in Insurance Journal  discusses the reluctance by Cedar Rapids city officials to disseminate the information despite a U.S. Circuit Court ruling in Florida in 2007 that said the data is public.

Update

On September 4th, the following two (2) parishes were declared eligible for Individual Assistance: Saint Tammany and Tangipahoa Parishes.

Please see below for an updated Excel spreadsheet of affected zip codes.