The first disaster for Ron Benitez was losing his DeBary home to the massive flooding caused by Tropical Storm Fay in 2008.
Now, the retiree is facing a financial calamity: paying far more for flood insurance because of newly revised federal maps that have made his rebuilt home part of a high-risk flood zone.
Benitez, whose home was among 130 in DeBary flooded during Fay, used to carry a minimal flood-insurance policy. But with the new designation, his rates will climb sharply.
via Florida flood insurance: FEMA’s redrawn maps mean many in Metro Orlando need costly flood insurance .