Assisting communities through planning for and the recovery from extreme weather events and climate induced impacts.
LTL-Team collaborates with federal, state, and local governments, assisting agencies and communities to develop adaptation policy and planned retreat strategies. We implement housing and business buyouts and replacements to help homeowners and businesses affected by the changing climate or extreme weather events. We support organized and coordinated “managed retreat,” relocation, and redevelopment with attention to maintaining and enhancing community equity, resilience, and development.
Services include the following:
- Long-term Economic and Community Planning for Relocation
- Integrated Buyout and Relocation Planning and Support
- Policy Development
- Grant Management and Assistance
- Program Management
- Policy and Procedures Manual Creation
- Cost Estimating and Planning
- Budgeting and Scheduling
- Environmental Audits
- Comparable Replacement Housing Studies
- Public Engagement
- Communication Materials Development
- Public Meetings
- Community Outreach
- Property Rights Acquisition
- Title Work
- Surveys
- Appraisal Oversight and Management
- Review Appraisal Oversight
- Negotiations
- Title Clearing Support
- Subordination and Consent of Lienholder
- Legal Descriptions
- Closing Oversight
- Condemnation Legal Support
- Administrative Settlements
- Closings
- Preparation of Condemnation Suit Packages
- Recording of Legal Documents
- Records Retention
