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But if Lee County cracks down on the 50 percent rule and FEMA restores the discount, homeowners who rebuilt in flood zones may have to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to elevate their homes.
But if Lee County cracks down on the 50 percent rule and FEMA restores the discount, homeowners who rebuilt in flood zones may have to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to elevate their homes.
Lee County requests extension to meet FEMA ... 5,087 demolition permits issued in the special flood zone; ... Kate Cimini is the Florida Investigative Reporter for the USA TODAY-Network Florida, ...
Hurricane Milton is headed for the west coast of Florida, and right now, it's not clear where it will hit – but at least one evacuation in Lee County has already been announced. The entire ...
Hundreds of thousands of Florida homes lie in flood-risk areas ... An additional 48,500 homes are at risk in Lee County, ... mortgage lenders require homebuyers within FEMA's flood zones to ...
Southwest Florida communities lose their flood insurance ... The rollback affects more than 115,000 flood insurance policy holders in Lee County ... Cities do things like offer flood maps ...
80% percent of Floridians will see an increase in their flood insurance, and 91% of Lee County residents. 9% will pay at least $20 more a month, while 3% will save an extra $2 dollars per month.
Lee County residents may retain flood insurance CRS discounts due to ‘miscommunication’ between FEMA and local governments over hurricane rebuilding issues.
FEMA announced a 30-day pause to planned actions that would slash discounts to many municipalities' flood insurance to allow affected Southwest Florida communities to keep their status.