A week and a half after Hurricane Matthew hit the Space Coast, people living in an apartment building in Titusville still haven't been able to return to their homes.

  • Hundreds evacuated from Titusville apartments
  • Property manager said 2 out of 100 units has renters insurance
  • FEMA said there is no time frame of when residents can return

That could soon change, though, after the Federal Emergency Management Agency conducted a damage assessment Monday on the property.

Jacqueline Hernandez and her husband have lived at the Blue Beach Club apartments for several years. The couple has been couch-hoping for the last two weeks, though, without a place to call home.

"It's just so stressful when you don't have a place to go and suddenly you're out on the streets," Hernandez said.

The majority of the apartments at the complex flooded after Hurricane Matthew's winds ripped the roof off the building.

Hundreds of people were evacuated and told the building was condemned. They weren't given a time frame of when they could come home.

"We aren't going to be allowed back in," Hernandez said. "There is probably mold everywhere, so they said you have to leave. They didn't give us a choice. They said leave. No water, nothing. They turned everything off."

People who live in the complex hope FEMA's arrival will lead to answers.

"We are trying to take a look at all the homes and businesses that were destroyed by Hurricane Matthew — or even damaged — to see what types of assistance we can give the survivors," said John Mills, a FEMA spokesman.

Brevard County officials said the building's property manage thinks that only two units out of 100 in the building has renters insurance.

A time frame of when — or if — residents will be allowed back to their homes hasn't been determined.

"We are out on the road," Hernandez said. "For now, that's it. So, we can just help ourselves. My family helps me here and there, but for now, that's all."

FEMA representatives said the agency continues to assess all parts of Florida impacted by Hurricane Matthew. People directly affected by the storm should continue to reach out to local governments, as well as Red Cross, for shelter information until FEMA approves funds for disaster relief.

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