Ok thank you so i now know hurricanes are a clear danger in miami!!! and the best thing to do is evacuate, but who is responsibel for the apartment, must i put the storm shutters and everything else on the apt?\nThanks \nJeff
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You apartment manager is responsible for the safety of the unit - you are responsible for your items inside of it.  I would suggest getting renters insuarance.  That will protect your items from flood damage, theft, etc.\n\nGood for you for thinking and planning ahead!
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I love to watch them on tv. I love a thunderstorm near my house. Never been in a tornado or hurricane but they look really scary on tv. I think I would be very scared if I had to go thru a tornado of hurricane. We had a tropical storm one time with winds up to 70 mph. It was awful and lasted all night. I was so worried about the trees crashing on my house. They didn't but the ones in the far back fell. The house shook.
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An ongoing problem for condo owners.  Luckily our trash gets picked up at each door.  But for those who have bins, people just drive up in the middle of the night, dump carpets, shingles, or any refuse they need to get rid of without having to pay for it.\nI guess the trick is to catch them and report them.  Maybe they can get fined.  Not sure about the rules in this case.\n\nI guess I wasn't much help in an answer.  But perhpas if you all get together (your association) they can come up with an alternative that would solve your dilemna.  Perhaps a different garbage collection system.
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Definetly, it is very affordable. While you may never have to use it, the minute you do it will become worth it, you will be so thankful you had it. No one plans on a fire or a flood. It is not only your apartment you are responsible for either, should you leave the oven on and burn the whole place down you are responsible for all the damge. I am sure you would feel alot better knowing that insurance would cover it. Being in an apartment you are probably just starting out or trying to safe money. Don't leave the door open for all your hard work to be taken away from you because of one accident. Please take the safe route and get insurance, should something happen you will be forever thankful. Good Luck, enjoy your apartment! -Michael
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address the people/company you are renting from. i am sure they could work something suitable out for you with your being able to move. they are reasonable people or should be. things happen beyond our control sometimes and i know they know that too. next time you get room mates have them added onto the lease with your leaser. that way you are not totally responsible for everything.
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Amazing that I can be dumb enough to get stranded on an island. .. but remember to bring one of those items.  \n\nProblems with the choice selection  . . .\nA -- does anyone really pack toilet paper.  It's one item I don't think I have EVER packed when traveling\nB -- how long are you going to be stuck on this island?   How long would you underwear really stay clean for? Didn't you start the day before you dumb a$$ got stranded with fresh undies\nC -- what good is a toothbrush without toothpaste or running water.  Would you really stick your toothbrush into the mucky yucky water -- past stranded people have used as a toilet??\n\nANYWAY  ... if I were to be stranded on an island all alone and have to pick one of these things it would be .... \n\nA -- Toilet paper.  While waiting for my dirty underwear to dry from being washed in the water ... I could make a TOILET PAPER TOGA.   PLUS not knowing what I am eating on this island I don't want to end up with the runs and then having to find a leaf or something.  If I was dumb enough to be stranded without provisions, I am probably dumb enough to end up using poison ivy/oak to wipe myself.
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I don't have an article, but I was listening to NPR last night, and the commentator was saying the evacuation was really bungled due to an organization and communication problem. No one took charge and said, hey I'm running the show, get 2000 buses and send them down, because no one felt they were in charge. FEMA, State & local police, National Guard, all were not sure what the other guys were doing and so waited for overall direction, which never really came.
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there is a clause in most leases that refer to such "act of God" situations and "reasonable" repair times.  It hasn't even been a week.  While that sucks for you, I imagine it is difficult in your area for vendors to keep windows in stock right now.  They have secured your apartment with plywood and that is a reasonable response under the circumstances.  It isn't ideal from your perspective, but they have more than fulfilled their duty as a landlord right now.
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If this is a elder person, Have the family pitch in to clean up then suggest that y'all take turns coming on specific days to help keep things in check. If this home belongs to someone who is physically able to do something about it, I would volunteer to help clean it up again, get the animals outside, have the city check the back up in the pipes, and let them know, if things don't stay cleaned up, you won't allow the children to visit anymore. If you think it is unhealthy, let them know. If you don't do something, someone else will. Better to hear it from you, than have the authorities kick them out of the home.
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Apartment maintenance workers should be bonded.  However, your concerns about your pets was valid, and animal abuse shouldn't be tolerated.  The maintenance worker should have let you know even a time range so you could contain your pets before he got there.\n\nMight I suggest a home security system for your apartment?  There are several on the market (I gave you 3 websites below) and some are monitored.  The ones listed came up through a google search for Apartment Security System.  Some are monitored, and wireless means no damage to the walls.\n\nIt's a small investment for peace of mind, and a lot more sane than moving, which I'm sure you're probably upset enough to consider.
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Frankly, the best thing would be to call or write your local newspaper or TV stations, especially if they have a consumer help person. You need to get the word out about this place, which should not be foisting damaged dogs on unsuspecting people.
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You should first try to talk to the parents.  If they give you an attitude themselves, then talk to the apartment manager.\nLast resort, the police.\n\nWhen talking to the parents, just let them know that there is a problem.  Don't be threatening.
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Man that is going to be a touchy subject. I am in Houston and I have friends and family on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.\nSo I have seen the devastation and the destruction and the free loading first hand.\nLet me fist say that not everyone in N.O. needs a hand out. Some are good honest people and had the sense God gave a fly to get out of dodge before the storm. They will do so again. The ones that did not are the problem..\nDid they learn their lesson the first time - we will see?\n\nHowever!... If they choose to go back and it is a choice. I.E. There are a LOT of N.O. residents that are now residents of H town that are not going back.\nAnyway... If they choose to go back it should be at their peril.\nContrary to what "lynn" thinks. The Government does not owe them anything. That has been the problem all along. Too many people feel the U.S. Government should pay for their losses. Ahhh have ya ever heard of insurance? If you didn't have it before and you are going back it should be REQUIRED. \nThe government is not a charity. It was not established to support and bail out the people who are to stupid to plan for an emergency. It is not like they did not know they were below sea level, it is not like they did not know a storm was coming. An accident is unexpected and catches you by surprise... a majority of N.O residents feel like this was an accident. \nHow many of them are willing to move back there and pay 2 or 3 times the taxes they were paying to build stronger levees and better drainage systems? I doubt many. So what... the rest of the tax paying U.S. is supposed to foot the bill?\nWRONG. \nIf they did not know before, they know now. N.O is below sea level and will flood. Anyone that rebuilds there should do so at their own expense and risk.\nI would be happy to come spend a few days "helping", that is what neighbors do... but do not expect me to pay for any aspect of your choosing to live there.\nIf I build my next home on the rail road tracks... there is a higher than probable chance that it is going to get hit by a train.... duh.\nThe people of the US and the US Gov. have given and given and are still giving... Don't expect us to do it again.\nAs to where are they supposed to go...\nAnywhere? As I said... there are lots of them here in Houston and to the best of my knowledge there are 49 other states to choose from. I mean come on... \nBurn me once shame on you, burn me twice shame on me. NO THEY GOV SHOULD NOT PAY TO EVACUATE THEM.\nDon't look for the free hand out. Make a better choice.\n\nAdditional Comments:\nI don't think anyone should NOT move back there. I do however think it should be at their own risk. Put it anyway you want... It is BELOW SEA LEVEL and building there INVITES problems. I just heard on the news not an hour ago that the cost to rebuild the levees is now over 10 Billion. \n\nThat money should not have to come from the federal Government and the rest of the citizens of the U.S. Nor should any future federal funds for the next time. The lessons have been taught and should have been learned. If you can't afford to insure your property to the level of replacement... you shouldn't live there and expect me to pay for it. \n\n\nGo ahead rebuild. I am all for it. As I said I would be happy to help. Point in case... I am leaving Tuesday 4/12 for my third trip back to Mississippi to help rebuild... So the work is not the issue. I just think the same values and nuances you and others are so fond of could be relocated to a safer place.\n\nBottom line it is not the buildings it is the people that make it.\n\nand Yes I have been there several times.
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I don't plan to leave, but that is b/c my husband will have to work.  He works for the power company.  I will stay at a shelter if it gets to bad.  I do have all the stuff in my emergency kit.  My daughter will evacuate with Grandma if it is to get too bad.  I will stay here to help if any is needed.  As long as she is safe is all that matters.  Just pray that this year is not as bad as last.
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I had this same problem a few years ago.  I would call the office and they would tell me what I wanted to hear and then do absolutely nothing about it.  I called the police on several occasions, but it would only stop the noise temporarily.  Finally, after a very long night of noise until 4 in the morning, and after calling the office night number, and after the office manager told me she would personally come over anytime night or day and then didn't, I called the office manager the next day and asked for the phone number for the corporate offices of the apartment complex.  This got her scared enough to take action.  She knew this had been an ongoing problem, over a year, and that she had not done a thing about it and if I called the corporate offices, ie her boss, she would be in serious trouble.  The people upstairs from me were gone by the end of the week!  Call the office of your complex, ask for the office manager and tell him or her you want the number to their corporate offices, or whoever is their immediate supervisor.  Don't ask for it, DEMAND IT!  There is no reason you should have to put up with that, you pay rent and live there, too.
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I was at home one night and 2 policemen knocked on my door.  They came in and said "did you know there was a report of a fire in this street today" ?   I said "not a clue, i was at work until 3 then i picked the kids up fom school and we went out".\nThey went on to tell me that my next door neighbour had received a call (her phone was in the front of the house in the lounge), telling her that her kitchen was on fire.  She's  a lady of about 90 and was obviously very scared.\nThey then went onto tell me that she had accused me and that they would be running checks on my home and mobile phones to see who i had phoned that day !!!!\nI was so upset and scared. My husband was at work and i was in the house with my 3 children who were also upset.  This accusation made me really ill and i ended up in hospital with pneumonia a week or so later. (When i am stressed i always get a chest infection but this one turned into something worse).\nAnyway, it turns out they decided not to take things any further with the accusation...but can you imagine that happening ??????
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I'm a FEMA employee(responding to this question on behalf of my daughter), and I see situations like this all the time: it does appear that New Orleans residents are receiving more help/support than other Katrina survivors; however, I would simply encourage you to contact FEMA, by phone, and request a FEMA trailer -- if you haven't already -- ask for rental assitance -- if you're not already getting it (starting the process is a relatively simple process, and ideally, you can have a check, averaging $2,358, for your first 3 rental months, within 14 days (this can possibly continue for 18 months of rent coverage). Also, if you had personal property losses (the contents of your home -- renter or owner), you can/should be compensated by FEMA for it. If for some reason you received nothing, appeal FEMA's decision for another chance to be awarded something. Writing a brief appeal letter and asking for a reconsideration is your most effective tool to address any decision FEMA makes that you are not pleased with.  Also, there are other programs -- such as HUD's "Disaster Voucher Program" -- that can assist you in achieving your goal of getting back to MS, re-gaining employment, and getting back on your feet.  More than anything, know this, despite what you've heard, FEMA really does try to help and really can help! When you call us up and get a phone representative who is insensitive to your struggle, unwilling to spend the necessary time on helping you get the help you need, rude or rushed -- simply shorten the call with that person and call back until you get someone who really wants to help you! We have many resource phone numbers that can help -- other than FEMA -- ask for them when you call us -- make us give them to you.  Please know that we can help, and some of us, many of us take our work/mission at FEMA very seriously, and we won't rest until we know that we have truly done our best, and all that we can do, to assist families like yours get re-established! I trust, hope and pray that you and yours will find yourselves in the place you want to be real soon!