A year after the Eaton Fire, many survivors say they’re on the brink of homelessness.
Zaire Calvin said his mother received an eviction notice on Tuesday.
“It's because of all the delays and all the stuff when it comes to the money…and my mother literally, I can play the voice message, had to run up there,” he told KNX News’ Karen Adams. “She's worried about getting evicted, where she shouldn't even be thinking about something like that.”
Ada Hernandez said next week, her housing will expire, forcing her and her family to have to live in their car.
“At the same time, we're expected to keep paying the mortgage on a home that no longer exists,” she said.
Calvin and Hernandez were among those who shared their stories at a press conference Wednesday held by the Eaton Fire Survivors Network at the Collaboratory.
The survivors say SoCal Edison needs to offer urgent housing relief as part of its recovery fund. They also say Insurance companies need to speed up claim payouts and that the feds must provide their promised supplemental funding.
Joy Chen with the Eaton Fire Survivors Network said because of their collective action, they've already unlocked more than $100 million in delayed insurance payments, but she says much, much more is needed.
“There are three sources that each owe survivors tens of billions of dollars,” she said. “SoCal Edison, insurance companies, and the government. Today is about unlocking the billions of dollars that families are owed so that every Eaton and Palisades fire survivors can get back home.”
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