FEMA 50% Rule for Tampa Part 1

If your home flooded and you are in a flood zone in the CIty of Tampa this video is for you. Hurricane Milton, Hurricane Helene.
1) What is the Fema 50% Rule?
2) How does the rule get calculated in our municipality? And permit timelines.
3) Other avenues for valuation.
4) Explain the Base flood level. And what is the current height requirement?
5) What is and is not included in calculating the value of the renovation? Roofs, AC, Fences etc.
6) What’s to prevent people from lowballing their contractor estimates?
6) What if only a portion of a house is to be renovated but its renovation is greater than the 50% rule does just the renovation part have to be raised or is it the whole house?
7) What else should owners be asking themselves regarding getting permits in Flood zones that many people miss especially after storms?