Some have patients to take care of, or to evacuate.
That too! Also insurance reason. Don’t know how to explain it but something about say you only have a hole in the roof, well the owner needs to be there to cover it with a tarp. Often the shelters won’t let them leave or Marshall Law is imposed so they can’t go home to check for small (or large) things like that. Thing about it is if they can put a tarp on the hole their home is saved from further damage and something the insurance does not cover. So they stay at home to protect their home.
Any one here know what I mean?