PORT ORANGE, Fla. — Hundreds of Port Orange residents will soon receive letters warning them to make upgrades to their homes or risk losing help from FEMA in future storms.
The homes impacted are mobile or manufactured homes that have been deemed “substantially damaged.” That means the cost to repair is more than 50 % of the structure’s market value.
FEMA will offer money to help homeowners meet compliance and if they chose not to, they still have a few options.
- They can hire a private appraiser if they believe the market value assessment is too low.
- They can replace the damaged home with a new, compliant manufactured home.
- Hire a surveyor to confirm if the home meets flood-resistant standards and is elevated to the Base Flood Elevation plus one foot.
Those options would have to be paid for by the homeowner…