What are you paying for Flood Insurance? (Merrick, Mastic: homes, neighborhood)
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Thankfully I got out of Nassau and moved back east. No more of that flood & FEMA nonsense.
Nonsense? These homes that were built near the water and had flood insurance subsidized by taxpayers for decades is nonsense. If you want to live near the ocean then pay the fair market price for protection, don't ask others to cover your risk.
The FEMA maps were extremely accurate as predicted for Sandy, local government fought the categories before Sandy, no anymore.
Nonsense? These homes that were built near the water and had flood insurance subsidized by taxpayers for decades is nonsense. If you want to live near the ocean then pay the fair market price for protection, don't ask others to cover your risk.
The FEMA maps were extremely accurate as predicted for Sandy, local government fought the categories before Sandy, no anymore.
Listen guy, I didn't ask for any of it.
In fact, had no idea it was in a flood zone until a week before the closing. In fact I had zero clue about flood zones and such because it was a non issue on previous homes in the same damn town. And back then, 10 plus years ago the whole flood thing was not something you thought about (in this particular town) unless you lived on the water. So there.
And to add...I fought the flood policy and lost.
Thankfully, because my neighborhood, which never ever ever flooded, got creamed during Sandy.
And another thing...I didn't take a single handout or nothing. I took only what my insurance wrote for and that was it. I took absolutely nothing else.
And I stayed in my water logged frozen home the entire time.
Nonsense? These homes that were built near the water and had flood insurance subsidized by taxpayers for decades is nonsense. If you want to live near the ocean then pay the fair market price for protection, don't ask others to cover your risk.
The FEMA maps were extremely accurate as predicted for Sandy, local government fought the categories before Sandy, no anymore.
The village I lived in was recategorized as a flood zone before Sandy. After the storm, the community fought FEMA, and parts of the village were rezoned as shaded X (safe). This was appropriate as the block I was on was on high ground, and had never once flooded during the decades I lived there, even after Sandy. My lot received a zone X rezoning.
Living on the coast means this flood zone stuff is dead serious now, and everyone should know where they stand with FEMA. I actually copied the FEMA map with my lot on it and made copies for people looking to buy my house.
Listen guy, I didn't ask for any of it.
In fact, had no idea it was in a flood zone until a week before the closing. In fact I had zero clue about flood zones and such because it was a non issue on previous homes in the same damn town. And back then, 10 plus years ago the whole flood thing was not something you thought about (in this particular town) unless you lived on the water. So there.
And to add...I fought the flood policy and lost.
Thankfully, because my neighborhood, which never ever ever flooded, got creamed during Sandy.
And another thing...I didn't take a single handout or nothing. I took only what my insurance wrote for and that was it. I took absolutely nothing else.
And I stayed in my water logged frozen home the entire time.
Yes you were one of the people dismissing Sandy as an overreaction when it was about to hit and then disappeared. You refused government tax payer funded FEMA, never applied for any assistance, you are in a very small minority.
Hard to believe you didn’t know you were in a flood zone, they were well documented after Irene but you didn’t know because they were fighting the designation in every area on the south shore. You were required to carry flood insurance but were unaware you were in a flood zone.
Last edited by Goodnight; 08-18-2019 at 09:22 PM..
The village I lived in was recategorized as a flood zone before Sandy. After the storm, the community fought FEMA, and parts of the village were rezoned as shaded X (safe). This was appropriate as the block I was on was on high ground, and had never once flooded during the decades I lived there, even after Sandy. My lot received a zone X rezoning.
Living on the coast means this flood zone stuff is dead serious now, and everyone should know where they stand with FEMA. I actually copied the FEMA map with my lot on it and made copies for people looking to buy my house.
My village also fought the FEMA designation after Irene and its a good thing they lost as they were accurate.
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