Last year, Hurricane Ian wreaked havoc on Florida’s southern Gulf Coast. After making landfall as a Category 4 storm, Ian damaged approximately 35,000 homes, with about 5,000 of these homes being completely destroyed. Overall, Ian caused an estimated $112 billion in economic loss, about half of which resulted from damage to housing and infrastructure. Hopefully, […]
Good news for Cape Coral, Florida homeowners with damage from Hurricane Ian: The Cape Coral City Council has followed Lee County’s lead removing the five-year cumulative impact or look-back rule as to FEMA’s 50% rule making it easier for Cape residents to rebuild. During a Special Meeting on November 30, 2022, the Cape Coral City […]
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 […]
By 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. […]
Post-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 […]
