Hurricane Sandy Disaster Housing Strategic Plan

This Disaster Housing Strategic Plan presents all reasonable housing options and makes recommendations for providing displaced New Jersey residents with temporary and permanent housing following Hurricane Sandy (Sandy).

Hurricane Sandy made landfall as a Post Tropical Cyclone in Atlantic City on October 29, 2012. The most severely affected regions of the state include the Jersey Shore from Cape May to the Raritan Bay and the Barrier Islands, as well as areas along the Hudson River.  Sandy caused extensive storm surge flooding, wind damage, power outages and major fuel disruptions. On October 30th, a Federal Major Disaster Declaration was approved for the State of New Jersey and designated all 21 counties eligible for public assistance, individual assistance and mitigation.

Actions have been taken by federal, state and local partners to identify housing needs, identify available housing resources, and to deliver temporary and permanent housing assistance statewide.