On November 8, 2022, Lee County held a public hearing to adopt an ordinance amending LDC Chapter 6, Building Regulations, which included changing the cumulative period for repetitive loss properties from five years to one year for purposes of the 50 percent rule calculation. Other calculations for the 50% Rule and changes to guidelines were […]
read moreBy Cameron G. Woodward, Esq. Important update for residents in Lee County: See Good News for Hurricane Ian Home Repairs: 50% Rule Amendments Adopted in Lee County. Homeowners throughout Southwest Florida are slowly recovering from the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. In the process, FEMA’s 50% Rule on home remodeling is forefront to the issues for many. […]
read morePost-recovery Hurricane Ian continues to be incredibly challenging for Floridians. They are getting a first-hand course on the ins and outs of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) rules governing rebuilding, specifically the 50% rule. See Cameron G. Woodward, a Florida real estate and land use attorney at Woodward, Pires & Lombardo, P.A. (WPL) in […]
read moreBy Cameron Grant Woodward, Esq. When it comes to living in Southwest Florida, we have it pretty good: beaches, golf, boating, you name it, Southwest Florida can likely offer it. But one thing we have that nobody wants is flood zones. Living within a flood zone has its own set of rules and regulations that […]
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