Arkansas Attorney General warns about upcoming sale of FEMA trailers

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Arkansas Attorney General Mc is warning the state's

consumers about predicted efforts to resell the more than 100,000 FEMA

surplus manufactured homes and travel trailers which are being

auctioned by lot to brokers and other resellers. The Attorney General

predicts that the retail market may soon be flooded with these surplus

units which have been stored by FEMA at several locations across the

South since shortly after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Over 90,000 of the surplus units being auctioned are travel trailers.

The buyer will not know how long the travel trailer has been stored, or

the conditions of storage. Many of these units may suffer from a lack

of maintenance, and may have mold, mildew, or other water damage. There

may also be issues with possible formaldehyde giving off gas and

possible leaks in any LP gas equipment. Rules adopted by the U.S.

General Services Administration (GSA), which is overseeing the

auctions, prohibit the resale of the travel trailers for use as housing.

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