I was also inquiring about Tropical Storm Isaias. On August 4, 2020, my 500 ft. gravel driveway collapsed during this storm because of the amount of water. It was not covered by my home owners insurance, so I had to have it replaced. I replaced it with asphalt because I was told it could possibly happen again if there came another storm. The driveway is my only way to access my home (other than driving alongside the driveway on grass then driving across the the front yard to get to the garage) , so I had to have it repaired because it interfered with my deliveries . The driveway replacement cost $11,000. With that being said, I did see that a declaration was issued on February 4, 2021 (FEMA-4583-DR, Maryland Diaster Declaration for Incident Period August 3, 2020 - August 4, 2020). I did reach out to our Calvert County Division of Emergency Management and was told the following regarding the declaration: "President Biden did approve a disaster declaration for TS Isaias; however, there are two types of declarations-- Public Assistance and Individual Assistance. The declaration we received approved the state for Public Assistance which covers repairs to public infrastructure such as roads and bridges. Unfortunately, there was not enough damage to qualify for Individual Assistance, which provides funding for repairs to private property through programs such as the IHP." Would I still be eligible to receive some type of tax relief when I do my tax return? If so, how would I go about accomplishing that task? Thanks in advance for any assistance I'm able to get regarding this matter.
