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Hurricane Isaias · Montgomery, Autauga, and Elmore Counties, AL

A Trailer on Your Lot in Montgomery
After Hurricane Isaias

If your home in Montgomery, unincorporated Montgomery County, Prattville, and Millbrook is not livable after Isaias, you may be able to stay on your own property while it is repaired. We deliver a furnished travel trailer to your driveway or yard, set it up, have it connected, and service it for the whole stay. When a carrier approves the trailer, we can bill the carrier directly.

Local rules. Millbrook's zoning ordinance allows a camper or RV on the property while a main building destroyed by fire or natural disaster is rebuilt or repaired; Montgomery and Prattville have no storm exception we could find, and the county has no RV rule online. Each rule is linked to its official source below.

Housing a crew? No code we found here is written for crew housing in RVs on a job site; Prattville's work-based RV permit applies only inside an RV park. Crew rules and housing

Satellite: GOES-East. Radar: NEXRAD. Track, cone, and warnings: National Hurricane Center Advisory 13. All at 4 PM CDT Oct. 9. Latest forecast: nhc.noaa.gov

Hurricane Isaias and Montgomery, Autauga, and Elmore Counties

Go back into an evacuated area, and plan a delivery there, only when local officials say it is safe, and follow road closures. For Montgomery, Autauga, and Elmore Counties, official updates come from the Montgomery City/County Emergency Management Agency and Alabama EMA.

Storm facts

  • The storm. At 4 p.m. CDT on October 9, 2026, National Hurricane Center Advisory 13 had Isaias as a Category 3 hurricane, expected to make landfall along the coast of the western Florida Panhandle that evening. The hurricane warning ran from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, to the Bay and Gulf county line in Florida. National Hurricane Center
  • Alabama. Governor Ivey declared a state of emergency for 40 Alabama counties and ordered non-residents, tourists, and visitors to evacuate Baldwin County south of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and Dauphin Island. Office of the Governor of Alabama, update of October 8, 2026
  • Central Alabama. At 4 p.m. CDT on October 9, 2026, National Hurricane Center Advisory 13 expected Isaias to make landfall on the western Florida Panhandle that evening, and the center then to move across Alabama and into the Tennessee Valley on Saturday and Sunday. It expected weakening to begin after landfall and Isaias to become post-tropical on Saturday. It said the tornado threat would continue Saturday across parts of eastern Alabama. For possible inland watches and warnings, the advisory points to the local National Weather Service forecast office. National Hurricane Center, Advisory 13

Checked against the sources above as of . For current conditions, go to the source.

A trailer on your own lot in Montgomery, Autauga, and Elmore Counties

Whether a trailer can stay on your lot is decided by your city, or by the county outside city limits, and by your HOA if you have one. Here is what each one’s own code or official page says, in short. Our parent brand covers the residential RV rules for Montgomery area in detail.

  • City of Montgomery. The zoning ordinance treats an RV on a private lot only as a stored vehicle, behind the setback lines and substantially hidden from view, and says no mobile dwelling may be lived in outside a mobile dwelling park or subdivision. No storm or disaster exception was found, so check with the city before anyone lives in an RV on the lot. Source: Montgomery Zoning Ordinance, Sec. 10.3
  • Unincorporated Montgomery County. No official page we could find states a rule. Check with the city or county before delivery.
  • City of Prattville (Autauga County). RVs may not be lived in or slept in on residential lots, and may be used for temporary residential occupancy only in RV parks and campgrounds. No storm or disaster exception was found, so ask the city before anyone moves in. Source: Prattville Zoning Ordinance, Sec. 4.01
  • City of Millbrook (Elmore County). When a conforming main building is destroyed by fire or natural disaster, a camper, RV, or mobile or manufactured home may be placed on the property as a temporary structure while the main building is rebuilt or repaired. It is inspected by the Building Official, must be connected to all available utilities, and may stay until the certificate of occupancy or completion is issued or 18 months after the date of loss, whichever comes first; the Building Official may extend that for good cause. The rule speaks of a destroyed building, so ask the Building Department whether it covers your home. Source: Millbrook Zoning Ordinance Z15-01, Sec. 6.1.4

Montgomery, Autauga, and Elmore counties are among the 40 counties named in Governor Ivey's October 7, 2026 state of emergency proclamation for Isaias. Millbrook's zoning ordinance is posted as a scanned copy on the city's zoning map; the city's Planning and Zoning Administrator has the official copy.

If insurance may pay for your housing

That depends on your policy and your adjuster. When a carrier approves the trailer, we can bill the carrier directly, so you are not fronting the cost. Our parent brand explains the claim side on 1st Choice Living’s Alabama page. Once the placement is arranged, the trailer, delivery, and service are ours.

Every size arrives furnished, with real beds, a full kitchen, a bathroom with a shower, and heat and air conditioning. More on a trailer on your property while you rebuild.

Already working with a temporary housing company?

We work with any temporary housing company. If one is handling your housing, ask them to place you with Temporary RV Living, or with our parent brand, 1st Choice Living, for a trailer on your own lot in Montgomery, Autauga, and Elmore Counties. They send us the placement, and we deliver, set up, and service the trailer.

Crew trailers on a job site in Montgomery, Autauga, and Elmore Counties

For restoration, roofing, tree, utility, and response crews working in Montgomery, unincorporated Montgomery County, Prattville, and Millbrook. Bring the housing to the work. We deliver travel trailers to the site, or as close as the ground allows, and set up and connect them the same way we do in a driveway. A two-person crew fits one trailer. A full crew takes a cluster, and the Workforce Bunkhouse sleeps six or more per trailer, with a kitchen and a bathroom the crew shares. One point of contact runs the placement, it lands on one invoice billed directly to the company, and we handle the LOA, COI, and compliance paperwork your office or your client requires.

What the local codes say about trailers on a job site

  • City of Montgomery. Travel trailers are provided for only in approved travel trailer parks, and an RV outside a park is treated as a stored vehicle, kept off public streets, behind the setback line, and substantially hidden from view. A building permit is required for temporary field offices on a job site, and the code does not say anyone may live in one. No crew or worker housing allowance for an RV was found. Source: Montgomery Zoning Ordinance, Sec. 10.5
  • Unincorporated Montgomery County. The county Engineering Department issues building permits for structures over 200 square feet outside the police jurisdictions of the City of Montgomery and the Town of Pike Road, which reach 3 miles past their limits; inside them, permits go to the city or town. No county zoning or crew housing rule for RVs was found, so ask the county. Source: Montgomery County Engineering, building permits
  • City of Prattville (Autauga County). Living in an RV is allowed only in an approved RV park or campground. There, a short-term RV residence permit of up to six months, renewable once, is available with a letter from the employer describing the short-term job, and the RV needs a space with a direct sewer connection. Outside a park, construction trailers on a permitted job site may not be used for habitation. Source: Prattville Zoning Ordinance, Sec. 7.17
  • City of Millbrook (Elmore County). When a conforming main building in any district is destroyed by fire or natural disaster, campers, RVs, or mobile or manufactured homes may be placed on that property as a temporary structure while the main building is rebuilt or repaired, inspected by the Building Official and connected to all available utilities. The rule does not say who may live in the unit, so ask the Building Department before a crew trailer goes on a site. Source: Millbrook Zoning Ordinance Z15-01, Sec. 6.1.4

Prattville's short-term RV residence permit, inside an RV park and backed by an employer letter, is the one work-based rule we found here. For a job site, ask the city or county office before delivery, with the address and how long the crew expects to stay. More on crew housing.

Power, water, and sewer for a trailer in Montgomery, Autauga, and Elmore Counties

Water, sewer or septic, and electrical connections are completed by licensed, insured contractors from our preferred vendor network, so you do not hire an electrician or a plumber. We look at how far the trailer will sit from the water, sewer, and power it will use, and confirm the site with you on the call before the trailer rolls.

Electric service in Montgomery, Autauga, and Elmore Counties comes from the utilities below. Each posts its own outage and storm updates.

Septic: Alabama's onsite sewage rules, which county health departments apply, count a recreational vehicle as a dwelling and say no one may occupy a dwelling unless it has an approved sewage disposal system. If the trailer will tie into a septic system, ask the county health department first. Source: Alabama Administrative Code r. 420-3-1-.05 (onsite sewage)

Permit offices and emergency management in Montgomery, Autauga, and Elmore Counties

Call the office for the city where the trailer will sit, or the county office outside city limits. Ask whether a travel trailer may be used there, for how long, and which permits the hookups need.

What we need to start

  • The address where the trailer will sit
  • When you need it, and who is moving in: your household, pets included, or the crew head count
  • What the site has: a route in, firm ground close to level, and where the water, sewer or septic, and power are
  • For a company: in the form, choose “I am arranging it for someone else,” then “Employer housing a crew” or “Contractor or restoration”
  • Any approval the city, county, or HOA has given, or the office you have been working with

Answer a few questions in the request form and a rep calls you back with a written quote, or call (214) 493-1515.

Questions about trailers in Montgomery, Autauga, and Elmore Counties

Can I live in a travel trailer on my lot in Montgomery if Isaias leaves my house unlivable?

Not under any rule we found. Montgomery's zoning ordinance treats an RV on a private lot as a stored vehicle and bars living in a mobile dwelling outside a mobile dwelling park or subdivision, and we found no storm or disaster exception. Ask the Inspections Department at 334-625-2073 before delivery.

Can I put an RV on my property in Millbrook while I rebuild?

Millbrook's zoning ordinance lets a camper or RV be placed as a temporary structure on the property of a main building destroyed by fire or natural disaster while it is rebuilt or repaired, inspected by the Building Official and connected to utilities, for up to 18 months after the date of loss or until the certificate of occupancy, whichever comes first. Ask the Building Department at 334-285-6428 whether it covers your home.

What are the RV rules in Prattville?

Prattville says RVs may not be lived in or slept in on residential lots and may be used for temporary residential occupancy only in RV parks and campgrounds, and we found no storm or disaster exception. Ask the Building Division at 334-595-0400 before anyone moves in.

Can a utility or restoration crew stay in travel trailers near Montgomery?

No rule we found allows RV crew housing on a job site in Montgomery or Prattville. Prattville offers a short-term RV residence permit for workers inside an approved RV park, backed by a letter from the employer. Millbrook's disaster rule does not say who may live in the unit. Ask the city or county before delivery.

Do you deliver travel trailers to Montgomery after Hurricane Isaias?

We deliver, set up, and service trailers nationwide, and have since 2004. Put the address in the request form and we confirm the site with you on the call. Plan a delivery only once local officials, including the Montgomery City/County Emergency Management Agency, say the roads are safe.

Tell us where the trailer needs to be

For your family or a crew, answer a few questions and a rep calls you back with a written quote.