Ibaraki Mito Application for free public housing, October 17th, 17:53
Public houses will be rented free of charge to people who have suffered more than half of the damage due to Typhoon No. 19 in Ibaraki Prefecture, and many people immediately applied for application at the window set up in Mito City on the 17th visited.
Public housing can be rented free of charge if the home in Ibaraki Prefecture was damaged by Typhoon No. 19 and was judged to be completely or partially destroyed by the “Risk Certificate” issued by the municipality. . There are about 800 houses, including prefectural and municipal houses in 11 cities and towns such as Mito City and Hitachi City.
On the 17th, Mito City established a counter in the local countermeasures headquarters in Iitomi-cho, where the damage was severe, and a lot of people visited to apply.
Of the houses that can be rented free of charge, prefectural housing is scheduled to be available from 24th of this month, and as a general rule, the period of residence is six months, but it can be extended to a maximum of one year depending on the situation.
A 60-year-old man from Mito City, who visited the window, said, “I'm staying at an acquaintance's house because of flooding on the floor, but I can't sleep at night.
Applications are accepted by the Prefectural Housing Management Center by the 23rd of this month, as well as by mail, fax and e-mail.