No relief for renters, mom lives in hotel room post floods

Reality is still setting in tonight for people who lost everything they have during the catastrophic flooding in Palm Bay last week. Families are now moving into hotels with no idea when they're going to have a home again, and some are still paying rent. Esther Bauer spoke with a single mom just trying to get by. Rescued from rising water. I wanted to make sure that they got on the John boat first. Now drowning in despair of a life shattered by deadly flash floods. We have nothing anymore. And I don't know how to get out of the mess. I don't know how to rebuild this time. I don't have any means to rebuild this time. So. we're just doing the best that we can. That meant moving into this hotel room for a single mom, her daughter and their two dogs. Their rental home went under and they have no idea when repairs will be finished. We just don't know how we're going to rebuild. Bombay just announcing on Thursday they're launching Insurance isn't paying for anything. a new program to help homeowners pay for some of the damages. The program helps cover necessary repairs to protect the safety and structural integrity of the home including insurance deductibles, weatherproofing, water extraction, removal of damaged materials, emergency plumbing and electrical work and temporary structural stabilization. It's for low-income families in the city and you must have owned the home for a year, have a homestead exemption and be up to date on your mortgage We need them here. That program won't help Deidra because she's a renter. So she's pleading for more state and federal resources to mobilize FAST in Central Florida. Until then, she's back to work, doing what she can to keep a roof over her family's head. I don't have any means. I've never received child support. I've never received government assistance. I'm embarrassed to have to ask anyone for help. Reporting in Palm Bay, Esther Bauer, Fox 35 News.