A catastrophic blaze in a New Jersey apartment building has local and state leaders wondering if the state’s fire codes are up to snuff. More
FEMA says it overpaid some homeowners who got federal help after Hurricane Sandy. Now FEMA wants the money back — but two lawmakers say the government should lay off. More
Federal District Court Judge Joseph Bianco has reaffirmed a magistrate’s financial penalty on lawyers for a flood insurance carrier for concealing details of the back-office revision of field investigative reports into Hurricane Sandy coastal flooding damage claims. More
Will other states follow Maryland's lead enacting a sweeping new lead paint law... More
Many Hurricane Sandy victims have been ruled eligible for federal help, but are still waiting for the government to issue any funds. More
One of the ways FEMA tries to limit flood risk is by purchasing properties that flood too often and tearing them down, leaving the land undeveloped. New Jersey’s buyout program, backed by Federal money, is making progress — but not on the state’s heavily built-up coastal barrier islands. Instead, the New Jersey program is buying out and tearing down inland properties in low-lying river bottom land. More
Are flood insurance carriers fudging homeowner claim paperwork after catastrophic storms? A federal magistrate in a Long Island Hurricane Sandy-related flood insurance lawsuit has sanctioned insurance company attorneys for failing to tell the whole story. More
Participants in a New Jersey recovery program are paying much higher than market rates to have their houses elevated, a local paper reports. More
It has been two years since Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on the Jersey Shore. On the storm’s anniversary, the press is taking stock of the present situation. More
They’re building houses again on the New Jersey shore. Lots of houses. More
