CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL

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CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL - ISSUE 242749 - TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2025

A Homeowner’s Guide to Recovering After the Palisades Fire

Homeowners looking at burned house

This guide is meant to help provide homeowners the steps they can take to start recovering from a disaster to move back into their home.

June 16, 2025
Paul Dashevsky - GreatBuildz

If you’ve been impacted by the massive palisades fire in Los Angeles, we’ve prepared a comprehensive guide of things to consider as you’re starting the process to recover from the fire. If you’ve lost your home to the fire, we offer our deepest condolences and are available to advise you on options to rebuild your property.

If your home has been partially affected by the fire, whether from fire damage, water damage or smoke damage…this guide is meant to help provide you the steps you can take to start recovering from this disaster to move back into your home.

Find Temporary Housing
If you think you’ll need to be out of your house for an extended period of time, your first step is finding accommodations for yourself and your family. If you can’t stay with family or friends for an extended period of time, you’ll need to start looking for options such as extended stay hotels, Airbnb rentals, apartments, etc.

Here are some resources to consider that might be helpful with rental assistance, etc after the LA wildfires. Please remember to ask your insurance company if they have a list of rental options in the Los Angeles area.


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