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Originally Posted by blueash
No Gracie, the title is 100% accurate. Yes, you always defend the Morse family and surely their business practices which make life here perfect need no criticism, even honest accurate criticism. All of Florida is not classified by FEMA as being in a flood zone. And it has nothing to do with how well the golf courses handled the last hurricane. The classification is based on maps, linked in earlier posts, created to assess flood risk and that information is certainly well known to the land development company. And the Morse corporation which is building and selling the homes also is certainly aware of the flood risk classification of every plot on which they build. And they know that if you buy on a high risk piece of land that a mortgage company will check for the flood risk and demand coverage before they grant a mortgage.
But the Morse run corporation did not pass this information, which they knew, to a prospective buyer. They were not required to do so but they could have done it if they were fine honest decent businessmen. Just because a law doesn't require an action does not mean it is honorable to not pass on an important factor in the home buyers decision.
The OP was surprised to find the lot he bought is in a flood zone. His title is accurate. His warning to others looking to buy here is worthwhile even if it indirectly criticized the Morse family.
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Blueash. I still say it is unfairly upsetting. I still say that most of Florida is about three feet above sea level. I still say that we had an acid test with Hurricane Irma and passed it well. I still say that I think The Morses have this under control. I think that anyone who is in business and trying to sell a sweater doesn't say....look here, before you buy it, It has to be washed by hand. The buyer is supposed to have some sense. Caveat Emptor. I think that we both have bias here. I like mine. I however cannot tell you how much I respect your good judgement in the fields of medicine and pediatrics especially. It is a great help to all of us to have your expertise.