SALE OF FEMA HOUSING UNITS
[https://www.fema.gov/fact-sheet/sale-fema-housing-units] 

Release Date: 
Apr 24, 2025 

Release Number: 
043 

FEMA is offering the sale of temporary housing units to eligible
occupants currently living in FEMA-provided units who lack a permanent
housing option.

TEMPORARY HOUSING UNIT SALES TO OCCUPANTS

	* Eligible occupants receive a letter from FEMA asking if they are
interested in purchasing the travel trailer or manufactured housing
unit (MHU) they are currently occupying. If interested, occupants must
sign and return a notice of interest form. Interested occupants will
be provided information on the sales process and requirements.

	* To be eligible to purchase the unit they are occupying, occupants
must:

	* Lack a permanent housing solution before the end of the period of
assistance;
	* Be compliant with the rules and conditions of the revocable license
signed at move-in;
	* Agree to acquire hazard insurance for the travel trailer or MHU;
	* Ensure the location for the unit complies with all federal, state
and local laws, codes and ordinances;
	* Be responsible for costs incurred to bring the unit into compliance
with local codes and ordinances;
	* Identify a new location for the unit and be responsible for
transportation, prior to sale, if the unit currently resides in a
commercial park;
	* Understand the unit may be required to be relocated within 30 days
of the sale;
	* Understand utility payments will be owner responsibility;
	* Understand all units are sold “as is, where is” with no implied
warranties;
	* And understand the only unit they can purchase is the unit they are
currently occupying.

	* FEMA is using the National Average U.S. General Services
Administration (GSA) sale price of similar units as the base sale
price for travel trailers and MHUs in North Carolina.
	* If an eligible applicant is unable to afford the unit price, they
may petition for a reduced price. No unit will be sold for less than
25% of the sale price established by FEMA.
	* Upon completion of the sale, the applicant and members of the
household will no longer be eligible to receive additional FEMA
housing assistance for the disaster.
	* If the applicant fails to maintain insurance on the unit after
purchase, they will no longer be eligible for future financial
disaster assistance from FEMA.
	* Eligible applicants who do not want to participate in the sales
program can continue to live in their FEMA-provided units temporarily
until the program ends with verifiable progress toward their long-term
housing plan.