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Flood Insurance Question

Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:39 am
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:39 am
Just got back my elevation certificate on the house I am looking at in the Lakeview area of NOLA(it is actually in Lakeshore, the levee side of Robert E Lee). The house is in zone AO which is BFE 1.5. Well the surveryor measured the house at 1.70. Will this be enough to make the premiums reasonable or not really? Also, I wish they would come out with the revised firm maps officially because the house is rezone in ZONE X due to levee protection
Posted by Shadowlink
The Shadows
Member since Apr 2014
1434 posts
Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:57 am to
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Will this be enough to make the premiums reasonable or not really?
What do you consider reasonable? How much coverage you need on the house? Contents?
Posted by 19thHole
Working on my TPS reports
Member since Dec 2007
4908 posts
Posted on 8/25/15 at 12:59 pm to
There are different rates dependent on being at, below, or above the BFE by certain amounts. It is all pretty standard based on:

1. CURRENT FEMA Map covering your area

2. Elevation certificate on your home (if you have one)

So, I bet you can probably get your rate on the NFIP website or very close....
Posted by WPBTiger
Parts Unknown
Member since Nov 2011
31239 posts
Posted on 8/25/15 at 6:41 pm to
Usually you need to be a foot above BFE to see real savings. I built in a flood zone and built it 6 inches above BFE which rounded up to a foot.
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