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Monday, April 26, 2010

Renovation to a residence in a Flood Plain Westchester County architects

There are many considerations to renovating an existing residence located in a flood plain in Westchester County, NY. An owner may not add value to a home more than 50% of the value of the home (not including the land) if the home is in a designated flood plain and if the home is not at least 14 feet above flood plain level. Determining the home's value less the land is not easily done and many towns will not consider the insurance value as adequate for the value of the home less the land. When the house is located in an area where the land is very valuable, as in a waterfront community, the house's value without the land may be low, thereby impeding the owner from adding much value without raising the home up to at least 14 feet.

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