TAMPA, Fla. — Displaced hurricane victims are being offered rent discounts, waived application fees, and special lease terms as they recover from the storm.

Members of the Bay Area Apartment Association created the Hurricane Housing list and have been updating it daily with apartment communities in six counties that have vacant units. 

Some properties even offer furnished units.

Stephanie Booker is the Chief Operating Officer at the Mahaffey Apartment Company, which placed 13 families this week following Hurricanes Helene and Milton. 

“People are definitely looking outside of their small niche communities, because there’s such a housing need right now for those that have been displaced," she said. "It’s an opportunity for us to show what we do in the industry. We provide people homes, and it’s been a blessing for us to be able to give back and be good stewards of each of the communities where we’re located right now."

The financial break on housing is something many residents, like the Langley family, are grateful for while they wait for assistance from FEMA and their insurance companies. 

As Hurricane Helene swept through New Port Richey, Bern Langley was still recovering from neck surgery. 

“I had several disks that were not good,” he said. 

Of the 68 units at his mobile home park, he said only four are still inhabitable following the storm. 

"We had a nice home that Helene came and washed it all away," said Bern. 

After staying in a hotel, he and his husband Glenn found a new apartment in Lutz. 

“My husband says he would never live in a flood plain again,” said Bern. 

At 70 years old, Bern said starting over was the furthest thing from his mind. 

“Glenn is the one who said they’re just things," he said. "We’re going to go on."

He expects the road to recovery to be long, but he said he’s thankful that it’s happening in a peaceful environment where he and his family can feel settled.