The Project Recovery Post Disaster Relocation and Buyout (PDRB) Program is a mandatory buyout program designed to reduce the risk of future flooding and increase the safety of residents and businesses in areas that have experienced repetitive flooding. FEMA maintains a national database of properties flagged as “Severe Repetitive Loss” (SRL) from flooding, meaning that the properties have had at least four flood claims.
Harris County, excluding the City of Houston, has a total of 869 SRL properties which, combined, have stacked up 5,364 National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) paid losses totaling $400,054,157. Both the total number of NFIP paid losses and the total amount of NFIP payments for SRL properties in all of Harris County, including Houston, are the largest totals of any area in the U.S.
Harris County’s future flood resilience and the safety of our residents and first responders depends upon returning repetitively flooding areas to green space.
Owners of property in targeted areas will be offered:
- Fair market appraised value for their property (residential, commercial or vacant).
- Relocation assistance which could include advisory services, moving and related expenses, business re-establishment services, replacement housing payments, rental assistance payments, and down payment assistance for replacement homes.
Get Information About Your Relocation Benefits
If you live in a mandatory buyout area, please contact your Buyout Program relocation specialist to determine your eligibility for benefits and to gain assistance finding a replacement home. If you do not have a relocation specialist assigned to you, connect with a specialist by calling 832-927-4961 or emailing RebuildHarris@csd.hctx.net.
You can also connect with a relocation specialist by visiting the Relocation Office, located at Greens Road Mobile Home Park, located at 1710 Greens Road, #D1, Houston, TX 77032. Specialists are available to assist you every weekday from 1-5 p.m.