re: #330 funky chicken

I got hit by a FEMA rezoning…my house (which has never flooded, ever) just got put into a high risk flood zone because it’s close to a creek. The feds just plucked 20 grand (or more) in property value out of my pocket, in addition to the $1500 a year I’m now going to have to pay in flood insurance.

That happened to us in 2004. The entire borough fought it (all of 257 people) and we did get our $$ back from the force pay flood insurance the mortgage holder charged us. It is possible to get your individual property certified as not in the flood zone. A surveyor or a competent realtor should be able to point you in the right direction.