New NJ appeals possible over Sandy funds

A day after a report documented that many New Jersey homeowners hit hard by Superstorm Sandy were wrongly denied aid, the state announced that it will reopen the appeals process for those “initially deemed ineligible” for funding.

Richard E. Constable III – commissioner of New Jersey’s Department of Community Affairs – said in a statement Friday that those turned down for government money through either the Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation, and Mitigation (or RREM) program or for a Homeowner Resettlement grant will now have another chance to make their case.

“We want anyone who is eligible under the guidelines to have a full and fair opportunity