Flood Zone Certificate
We recommend having an elevation certificate on your property when its in a high risk flood zone like a ae v or ve.
Flood zone certificate. 2 you can purchase a flood insurance policy from a private insurer. Order new zone certificate. The purpose of this page is to define a v zone certificate a commonly used term in floodplain management. Fema encourages communities to use the elevation certificate developed by fema to fulfill this requirement since it also can be used by the property owner to obtain flood insurance.
If a certificate matching the property location is found it can be selected and the associated community and zone information will be inserted automatically for you. Communities participating in the community rating system crs are required to use the fema online elevation certificate fema 81 31. A flood certification sometimes called a flood cert in real estate is a document that states the flood zone status of real property. National flood insurance progam nfip regulations require coastal communities to ensure that buildings built in v zones are anchored to resist wind and water loads acting simultaneously.
Your insurance agent needs this information to compare your buildings elevation to the base flood elevation bfe which determines how high the water will rise during a base flood. Clicking the order new zone certificate button allows you to request a flood zone certificate for the property. We offer several options for this but the availability and price depends on your location in florida.