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REPAIRS AND REBUILDING
The New Jersey's Clean Energy Program™ may be able to help you to replace damaged equipment, by providing you with rebates and incentives towards the incremental cost of purchasing higher efficiency replacement equipment. The WARMAdvantage, COOLAdvantage or Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® programs are designed to help you save on energy costs now and in the future. For more information click here. Questions regarding the program also can be answered by calling toll-free to 1-866-657-6278.
Beware of Scams
Don't become the victim of disaster-related scams. The following tips are provided by the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs.
- Before you begin making repairs to your home make sure that the professional you are about to hire is licensed to do the repair work.
- Ask to see identification before you let anyone who claims to be from a utility company inspect your home.
- Never give your credit card number or financial information to strangers over the phone or on the Internet.
- It is customary not to pay for the entire home improvement project in advance. Pay one-third beforehand, one-third halfway through and one-third upon completion.
Rumor Control - There is a lot of misinformation circulating on social networks. Check the FEMA site for an on-going list of rumors and their true or false status.
Report Price Gouging - Call 800.242.5846
Read More on this Subject
Tips for Emergencies: How to: Avoid Disaster-Related Scams - NJ Division of Consumer Affairs (Spanish Version)
Get informed advice from the National Center for the Prevention of Home Improvement Fraud.
Licensed Home Improvement Contractors
- Paterson Habitat for Humanity offers Tips to Hiring a Contractor
- Tips from the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs on how to hire a home improvement contractor are available here.
- At this site you can also search by name for licensed contractors and other licensed professionals including master plumbers and electrical contractors.
- Consumer Complaint forms can be found here.
Tips for Repairing Your Home
The American Red Cross has published a 56-page booklet that thoroughly advises you on what to do after a flood. It is available here. (En Español)
Rebuild Stronger
Read what FEMA has to say about flood insurance; how to rebuild your home so that it is stronger and more resistant to damage; and how rebuilding techniques used can affect your future insurance rates.
Changes in the Flood Insurance Program;
Preliminary Considerations for Rebuilding
Build Back Safer and Stronger - What You Need to Know
Hurricane Sandy Advisory Base Flood Elevations (ABFEs)
Rebuilding Safer, Smarter and Stronger: Considerations for Property Owners
Contacting Utility Companies
If you need to dig in order to begin rebuilding, NJ law requires you provide at least three business days notice, prior to outdoor construction or digging. Contractors and property owners, or whoever is excavating, must call New Jersey One Call at 1-800-272-1000 and take the following steps:
- Wait for the site to be marked with paint, flags or stakes. Yellow indicates the presence of underground natural gas lines.
- Respect the marks and dig with care.
- Hand dig within two feet of buried piping and facilities.
Before you dig, call 1-800-272-1000 (24 hours a day/7 days a week). For additional information about New Jersey One Call, visit their website.
Need Help? – Dial 2-1-1
You are encouraged to dial “2-1-1” 24 hours a day, seven days a week if you need help in understanding and finding available assistance services. Language translation and TTY services are offered to any caller. You can also search our database for services in your local community or Chat Live with an experienced community resource specialist. 2-1-1 will help identify with you the best local resources to fit your individual needs during times of distress or for life’s everyday situations.
If you know of additional resources that would be appropriate to include in this section, please let us know by contacting us via e-mail at info@nj211.org.
Page last reviewed/modified on 1.29.13
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