Housing

People live in tents and trailers in Rockport, Texas, Dec. 15, 2017, four months after Hurricane Harvey. The AP revealed that the federal government typically spends up to $150,000 apiece on the trailers it leases to disaster victims, then auctions them at cut-rate prices after 18 months of use or the first sign of minor damage. Officials have continued the practice amid a temporary housing shortage in Texas, where almost 8,000 applicants were still awaiting federal support after Hurricane Harvey. (Kim Porter via AP)

Disaster response

ONLY ON AP: FEMA sells trailers for pennies on the dollar despite high demand from disaster victims

JAN. 5, 2018

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