MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972
As Amended

SEC. 43-41-309. Conditions precedent for obtaining temporary housing.

When temporary housing is provided based on the guidelines outlined in section 43-41-307, the following conditions are imposed:

(a) A disaster victim is expected to accept the first adequate housing offered. Refusal by the applicant to accept such accommodations may result in his forfeiture of eligibility for temporary housing assistance.

(b) Any mobile home shall be placed on a site complete with utilities provided at the site by state or local government or by the owner or occupant of the site.

(c) Temporary housing shall not be made available to those individuals or families with insurance coverage which provides full cost of alternate living arrangements except when, as determined by the appropriate authority, adequate alternate housing is not readily available or the receipt of insurance benefits are uncertain or inadequate to meet temporary housing needs. Individuals or families who qualify for and accept assistance under the exception shall repay or pledge to repay to the state government, from any insurance proceeds for temporary housing to which they are entitled, an amount equivalent to the fair market value of the housing provided.

(d) Temporary housing shall not be made available to any person or family for use as vacation or recreational residence.

SOURCES: Laws, 1978, ch. 330, Sec. 5, eff from and after July 1, 1978.


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