Why Do I Need an Elevation Certificate When Selling my Lindenhurst NY House?
When selling your Lindenhurst NY house and you are in a flood zone, you have to get an Elevation Certificate. You hire a land surveyor or architect (they have to be licensed to survey land) and they certify the elevation of your home against the bay, ocean or any other body of water you live near including natural lakes and streams.
The reason you have to get an Elevation Certificate before you sell is because mortgage banks are not closing loans without one as of October 1st, 2013. It's the same thing as you having to get a CO (certificate of occupancy) if you built an extension onto your home. This will be at your expense and the costs are around $500.00 to $700.00 Anything above $1,000 is considered price gouging. This surveyor is reasonable so give him a call: Scalice Land Surveying Please tell him Jackie from Century 21 AA Realty sent you. He is from Lindenhurst so he knows the area well.
Below is a list of resources to help you learn more about elevation certificates and flood zones:
FEMA Website - Elevation Certificates
FEMA Website - Elevation Certificate Forms
FEMA Website - Community Ratings Systems
FEMA Website - Elevation Requirements
FEMA Website - Flood Maps
Please call Jackie today (631) 703-0201 if you have questions.
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