Group Says FEMA’s Flood Home Buyouts Take Too Long

By | September 19, 2019

  • September 19, 2019 at 1:23 pm
    Jack says:
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    Options.
    1. Force everyone to buy flood coverage like we were forced to buy health insurance.
    2. Stop paying people for their damaged homes at “pre-flood” prices.
    3. “For those who want to move out of a flood zone” – Stop misinforming people about the fact everyone lives in a flood zone.
    4. Stop expecting government to do anything right and in a timely manner.

    • September 19, 2019 at 2:47 pm
      Christy says:
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      I have to disagree with #3 – everyone lives in a flood zone. Some may be in a high-risk, while others are in a low-risk area. I live an a “X” zone, while the person 2 blocks from me is in a different zone because of a creek next to their house/in a 100 year flood area. If the person hasn’t bought flood insurance and they are in a high-risk area, the government shouldn’t be bailing them out.

    • September 20, 2019 at 12:58 pm
      SWFL Agent says:
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      Based on the fact that the flood zone boundary lines are not static, nor are they updated frequently enough by FEMA, I’m a little surprised that banks and mortgage companies have not begun to require flood coverage, regardless of zone, on mortgaged properties.



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