2024 Florida Statutes

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Title XL REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
Chapter 689 CONVEYANCES OF LAND AND DECLARATIONS OF TRUST
SECTION 302Disclosure of flood risks to prospective purchaser.


689.302 Disclosure of flood risks to prospective purchaser.A seller must complete and provide a flood disclosure to a purchaser of residential real property at or before the time the sales contract is executed. The flood disclosure must be made in the following form:

FLOOD DISCLOSURE

Flood Insurance: Homeowners’ insurance policies do not include coverage for damage resulting from floods. Buyer is encouraged to discuss the need to purchase separate flood insurance coverage with Buyer’s insurance agent.

(1) Seller has ☐ has not ☐ filed a claim with an insurance provider relating to flood damage on the property, including, but not limited to, a claim with the National Flood Insurance Program.

(2) Seller has ☐ has not ☐ received federal assistance for flood damage to the property, including, but not limited to, assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

(3) For the purposes of this disclosure, the term “flooding” means a general or temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of the property caused by any of the following:

(a) The overflow of inland or tidal waters.

(b) The unusual and rapid accumulation of runoff or surface waters from any established water source, such as a river, stream, or drainage ditch.

(c) Sustained periods of standing water resulting from rainfall.

History.s. 1, ch. 2024-215.

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