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Facing eviction from shelter, storm victims 'scared'

Nina Brabham, 51, hugs her son, Anthony Jamieson,

Photo credit: Faye Murman | Nina Brabham, 51, hugs her son, Anthony Jamieson, 12, at the Stony Point Conference Center, which has been transformed into a shelter for families displaced by Hurricane Sandy nearly a month ago. The Brabhams, who lived on River Road directly across from the Sea Wall, lost their rental home but received $5,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to relocate. Like many in their situation, they are finding it difficult to find an apartment with reasonable rent and in the same school district as the one they lived in before. (Nov. 27, 2012)

Dozens of families who found refuge from Hurricane Sandy at the Stony Point Conference Center have been given a Friday deadline to find a new place to live and are now facing an area housing crisis as demand continues to exceed supply.

Apartment rentals have been hard to come by in the area, residents and local real estate agents said. Where apartments are available, costs are high and landlords...

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