Across the Tampa Bay Area, many people have been displaced and are hoping to find FEMA housing, only to be turned away.
It comes as many hotels are being opened up to house people free-of-charge.
The issue is residents are saying there’s not enough rooms available for the number of people needing help.
Eveny Medeiros is displaced, and says she spent over seven hours trying to find a room available.
“Frustrating, exhausting, mentally exhausting…by the end of the day, you’re like I’m so tired of this, I just want it to be over. Its like a bad dream,” said Medeiros.
FEMA released a list of hotels that the organization would fund for people who are now displaced.
“As soon as you start calling, either nobody answers, or they are just full. So we have taken time and driven to each one, which is time money, and gas, and they are just full,” she said.
Nine locations are available in Pinellas County, but many people tell me they are experiencing the same thing: the hotels are at capacity.