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Article Courtesy of
Channel 25 NEWS WPBF
By
Tara Jakeway
Published October 14, 2022
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DELRAY BEACH -- As the residents of Kings Point continue to pick up the pieces,
a local HOA lawyer explained why this is the time for all Florida residents to
dot their I's and cross their T's when it comes to their plan in case a natural
disaster strikes again.
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"Get ready for a rainy
day, it happens," attorney Peter Sachs said. He represents
the Kings Point Recreational Corporation but not the
residents. After working there for 50 years through, he
considers many of them friends.
"The status is positive, everyone has a temporary shelter,
the county is working hard to make sure everyone gets what
they're entitled to," he said about the residents displaced.
Sachs explained what the tenants from the development are
going through now, starting with applying for benefits.
"If they don't have insurance or enough
insurance they can get help from FEMA for loans or grants,"
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That money can be used, he continued, to replace things like cars – good
news for the owners of the vehicles captured in images flipped over and
thrown about on that night.
He also announced there is a new headquarters for victims of the tornado
saying, "the recreation corporation at kings point has set up an
administrative facility to help people get information on what their
entitlements are."
We met Sachs at the recreational clubhouse on Flanders Court, the street
virtually destroyed by the F2 tornado.
"Kings point is very resilient community. People here have survived
Hurricane Wilma Hurricane Frances, Hurricane Jean," he said and of the
dozens of confirmed units deemed unlivable he's not sure everyone had
sufficient insurance, "Check your insurance make sure that it is sufficient
to replace your items in case of damage."
Sachs highly recommends all renters and homeowners in developments get their
own insurance to cover their individual units just to be safe.
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