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More States Are Requiring Flood Risk Disclosures. Florida Is Conspicuously Not among Them

Scientific American · last updated

Prospective homebuyers in more states are being told of the flood risk and history of the properties they want to purchase thanks to an uptick in flood disclosure requirements.

A new analysis by the National Resources Defense Council shows that the number of states with strong flood disclosure policies has jumped to seven from four since 2021. North Carolina soon could become the eighth.

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