Realtors: Up to $1,000 in housing-related aid available for Hurricane Helene victims

NORTHEAST TENNESSEE (WJHL) — Hurricane Helene victims who experienced housing-related damages or losses can now apply for aid through the “REALTORS Relief Foundation.”

State Senator Rusty Crowe (R-Johnson City) stated the housing-related aid is offered by the National Association of Realtors and Tennessee Realtors.

The application states that eligible households can get up to $1,000 in relief. That can include the following primary categories:

• Monthly mortgage expense for a primary residence damaged by the Hurricane Helene disaster;
• Monthly rental expense due to displacement from a household’s primary residence resulting from Helene;
• Hotel reimbursement due to displacement from a primary residence due to the Hurricane Helene disaster.

“The Tennessee Realtors have really stepped up to the plate and put together a great tool to aid flood victims in Upper East Tennessee,” Crowe said in a news release. “I highly encourage everyone that has been affected by Hurricane Helene to apply for this relief. Tennessee is the Volunteer State for a reason, and we are seeing why. Tennesseans must continue to come together to aid fellow citizens through a tragic time.”

The deadline to apply for aid is Dec. 1. Applicants must live in Johnson, Unicoi, Cocke, Hawkins, Washington, Greene, Grainger, Hamblen or Carter counties.

To apply or for more information, click here .

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