LouisianaREBUILDS.info and CHAT (Citizen's Road Home Action Team) are hosting a Contractor Forum to help homeowners get information they need to rebuild smart and avoid pitfalls

Forum Topics include:

• How to find reputable contractors and ensure they have the skills you need
• How to avoid or fight bad contractor liens
• Most common contractor scams
• How to minimize theft of construction materials and home contents while in the process of rebuilding
• Elevation (BFE), building codes, permits, and local ordinances that affect building
• Hazard mitigation funding; Funding for elevating or storm-proofing your home
• How to do some construction work yourself
• Post-Katrina price guide for rebuilding materials
• Best maintenance practices for your home

Discussion to be led by experts from a wide range of areas including the State Contractor Licensing Board, Orleans Parish District Attorney's Economic Crime Department, Home Builders Association of Greater New Orleans, and CHAT approved contractors.

*Sposored by Home Builder's Association of Greater New Orleans