Why Florida Is Trying To Pay Homeowners To Move 

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I am the woman in this video from Panama City and would like to clarify some of the comments made. The neighborhood in this film is NOT in a flood zone. I purchased flood insurance in 1998 and have kept it ever since as well as our homeowners insurance. The City has made numerous attempts to rectify the issue of the flooding. Because this property is in what they call a bowl, these measures have not fully worked. I have insured my property sufficiently and it still was not enough to cover the expenses of repairing. . The last point I would like to make as so many have said that the residents of these two streets are asking for a handout. WE never asked the city to buy out our neighborhood.the City came to us. Ask my neighbors and most will say that would prefer to stay.

They should not be allowed to remove the mangroves.. They protect the land. Also, ALL island homes should be mandated to be built on stilts, 15' off the ground.

So tax payer money has to pay for these rich people to move ,from areas they shouldn't have built on to being with? Yet how many working class and low income people can't afford rent? And nothing is being done to help them! I can see helping the lower income people move like that lady, cause that would be hard on a middle class person, but definitely not those rich people...they don't need the governments help, they have enough and need to start being responsible for themselves

I don't know why they are pressing the issue for the wealthy houses in the keys. If they don't want to move, let them drown in their own stupidity.

Why are they getting new construction permits from the city, while the same city is trying to relocate homeowners? Corruption knows no bounds.

It’s getting extremely expensive everyday to live in Florida you can’t find a cheap apartment for rent it’s terrible

Honestly I have a hard time feeling bad for a lot of these rich people who want to live in areas like this, especially when they can't even seem to admit when the climate is changing right before their eyes.

insurance companies are going to eventually not do business in FL. Some have stopped operations already

We lived in Destin Florida for 30 years and Michael was the last straw. We figured we sell our home why we still had a home. With the insurance going up and the ridiculous roofing rules, we decided to move. We moved to Las Vegas , bought our dream home in Henderson and absolutely love it here . Oh…..no hurricanes or mosquitoes either 🤣

I'm from Florida and honestly, I'm not even sure why people are moving there? The wages are so low compared to the cost of living. I've been through so many hurricanes and even had classmates in school pass away from either tree's falling on them or drowning, etc., I'm grateful to have moved to Kansas City, Missouri in 2016 and never, NEVER, NEVER looked back. This place is developed and growing and the money is way better and people are so much nicer and very attractive/well-kept. Keep Florida.... you'll regret it eventually.

I’ve lived in Florida all my life. I am also a claims adjuster. Florida has been a wonderful state to live in but there are several issues to consider. Climate change is definitely affecting the state. Areas that never flooded now flood all the time. Hurricanes are getting stronger and storm surges have become more and more catastrophic. Home prices and rent has surged across the state to unattainable levels. Florida is number one in insurance fraud and is easily the most litigious state in the country. We account for most of the insurance lawsuits. Insurance premiums are the highest in the country. The insurance laws in the state allow abundant fraud and lawsuits to take place. This state is becoming a nightmare to live in. I have traveled much of the country and have considered relocating although the love of family has kept us tied to the state. Although Florida is beautiful and has the best beaches in the 48 states, it’s a worsening nightmare to live in.

As an insurance professional I try my best not to cover Florida, it’s too prone to catastrophic weather events. Who would offer insurance on a sinking ship? That’s legit the state of Florida.

There's a simple solution: stop providing subsidized insurance for houses like this.

I have to deal with the Winters here in Michigan but at least I don't have to deal with hurricanes...

Her house flooded 5 times in 30 years? Ohhh yeah i would have been planning to move out after the 2nd for sure.

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We need to stop paying for their flood insurance if they live in a flood prone area. We are paying for them to live there, just like we pay for billionaire's sports stadiums. If they want to live there they can pay for it and stop asking us to do it.

People should be able to live where they want, but don't look for a hand out when you find yourself standing in 3 feet of water. Be accountable. That's the deal. I would say the same thing to people living in fire prone areas because they want to live in the Redwoods. Nobody wants to pay for other people's life choices.

Having bought a home in the Fl Keys 30 years ago I couldn’t understand why so many bought below sea level. What did they think would happen??? My house was 15’ above sea level basically on a mountain and joked about having waterfront property on both bayside and Oceanside in 50 years. Instead of buying back why not buy up low lands so others won’t build in the first place

Florida..the new Atlantis

I want to move out of Florida so badly and i don't even live in Florida

I just moved to Florida for a job but I pray this doesn’t happen to me. I feel for the older woman who is waiting to move.

My aunt has lived in the Florida keys since the 80s and her house has been messed up at least 3 or 4 times. Why she stays is beyond me.

Cant believe they are even offering money? so many other things that money would be better helping , You buy land near water where there are hurricanes frequently you should know what could possibly happen.

Getting most people in Florida to believe climate change is real instead of a "liberal hoax" is the hard part.

Any home bought, sold or built in an area know to flood should be denied access to Federal flood insurance. If you want to live there fine, but you better be able to pay for the damages yourself.

Our governor Deathsantis receives big money contributions from FPL,insurance companies, and he caters to their every request

Rule number 1: never build in areas of floodplains. Number 2: Construct dikes. Number 3: Build behind the dikes in the safety area. If one want to live in the floodplains then build floating houses guided alongside by poles. Or just build houses on poles just above the average waterline when a storm is hitting the coast. Or, or the old school way: on artificial hills (mound) like the Frisians did over 1000's of years!

This makes me realize we have a unique problem with government. They have emphasized too much on economic power but don’t have any control over the actual land, it’s resources, and it’s use. Like twitter, anything can be bought. And that’s a problem

As a Floridian, people love living near or on the water here and as a result of that its consequences such as what's happening to this woman constant (Flooding) every time it's a hurricane/ tropical depression, hell I look at my situation, I live in a ( Zone A) the worst mandatory evacuation Zone and every time there's a damn hurricane it's mandatory evacuation for us no if and but about🙅‍♀️ it we got to go🤷‍♀️, we are first that have to get the hell on, it can be severe flooding in my area, not to mention storm surges but that's the price people pay when you want to live near water, Florida is a very beautiful state and unfortunately people think the only way to enjoy the beauty of Florida is living on or very close to the water and that's not true, there's so many places here where you don't even have to worry about flooding or Storm surges that are absolutely gorgeous areas you just got to do your research in finding those areas, so many people are in the same situation she is in still recovering from multiple hurricanes, at some point you got to accept your losses and move on & start over somewhere else🤷‍♀️🙏

The craze thing is how much the govt says it ousts to relocate these people. In Louisiana they supposedly spent 50 million to move 7 families. It is a grift on part of the politicians and orgs that are supposedly helping.

Love to see this. If I had my way, if I started a new country from a new piece of land, nobody would be able to build within half a mile of the ocean, at least for domiciles and retail. We have plenty of land, there are more homes than homeless, don't think for a second we can't fix these problems. Think about how amazing it would be to say your country has pristine shorelines?

Funny how Desantis talks so much crap about California but doesn't take a look in his own backyard😂

I know! How about helping the people with the least resources first, and let the people who do have the resources to leave make up their own minds!!!! That elderly lady and people like her should be on the top of the list!!!!!

6:56 aww the dog looks happy

That's terrible. I remember losing a lot of irreplaceable items in the 90s stored in my basement and had a horrible flood and lost things like family pictures and other sentimental things that can't be duplicated or replaced. (I don't live in Florida of course, I understand that basements are not as common in Florida for obvious reasons) I can only imagine how gut wrenching it would be to have your first floor flood.

I assumed no one wants to live in Florida, but are stuck there.

Buys home in an area in the flood plain and then complains that the government won't buy her home and allow her to relocate.

The fact that some people I know left Cali to move to Florida baffles me. Hurricanes, crocodiles and etc. I’ll deal with high taxes any day compared to this.

With this much mess going on in Florida rising oceans and such how are they going to deal with half of the New York City Police Department moving to Florida with their families because they can't be corrupt in New York anymore.

I never understood why people in hurricane areas who keep getting their homes destroyed would continue to choose living in said home. Collect the insurance money and find a place more suitable to four walls and a foundation.

Oh?! Is the state of Florida recognizing climate change???

When do states just stop supporting these areas? We might already be at the point for these areas and they should no longer be maintained(Serwer,Electrical,Roads,water). I am looking up the google maps for the Florida Keys and its crazy that we even allow people to own homes there. I don't think the gov should kick anyone out but remove the government services after they refuse a buyout.

Lived in Panama City Florida, now in Tampa Florida, I know exactly how she feels. But I love my state❤️

Dont buy a house anywhere that is in flood zone over 100 year no matter what state you live in

My best friend's parents built a large cinder-block home in Ft. Myers Beach, Fla. in 1960! Since the area was near the water & subject to Hurricanes, they elevated the living space, approx. 9 ft. & left the lower area for storage, beach shower, etc. To partially eliminate Fla. flooding problems, simply require all new, near water, construction to be elevated 8 ft. or more!

Thank you for sharing this ✌🏼🐊 from Port Charlotte 🫶🏽

I dunno. Rebuilt 5 times! Why wouldn't one move before reaching 5 times? What leaders did Floridians pick, allowing homes to be built there in the first place? Congress was addressed on climate disruption in the 1950s. This isn't brand new information, clearly, with locals being supported to rebuild multiples times over. Stay or go, but why would others pay you to rebuild multiple times, and in addition help you move, now that science has proven your reality? You've trusted Florida so far with your decisions, why stop now? Floridian leadership uses the expression often of "pull yourself up by your bootstraps", and make a way. Lay in the bed you made, or take it up with your state. They were elected by you and your neighbors. Perhaps the federal government is letting Floridian voters learn the lessons of their own decision making, so they'll learn what not to repeat.

Government always says they don’t have the money but willing to spend billions on stupid things…

I won’t be surprised if there holding off in hopes that people will just abandon their homes that way they don’t have to pay out. Just a thought.

Property and home values have quadrupled in last two decades in Florida. Property and home taxes are nearly the same, though.

The home may have mold from all that water build up which can be very dangerous. I'm so sorry for this woman. Can she sue?

At 35 seconds why is the TV plugged in? Na you don't need to move....

it would take one flood for me to get the hell out of there. In fifty years there won't be a Florida'

Im sure they are tough individualists. If they want to have their house swept away by a huricane fine but dont insure them. Tell them they are on their own.

As a Florida Panhandle resident, I see the damage and pain in so many places. Even Big Lagoon State Park is still struggling to get their FEMA and grants in to repair their areas. The lack of funding isn't real, but the fact is, so many are still waiting for the help.

The grass is always greener where it won't wash away into the ocean.

5 times? That's on her. I would've let it happen maybe twice.

Dear Florida People, please stay where you are. Signed, everybody.

No interview with the governor.

Everyone saying move to inland or higher ground has no idea what they’re talking about. Higher ground in Florida is 3-4 feet higher. Many of these houses will be underwater in 30 years.

Might also want to check out what has been happening in NC

So you want the government to say NO! YOU CAN'T LIVE Here!!!!and then you will complain about that

THEY LITERALY HAVE CHOSEN THIS. I CAN NOT FEEL BAD FOR ANYONE THERE

Hope to find the longer story.

Seeing the stars at night and listening to the waves at night in pitch black reminds me how little we are every time I'm at the keys; and I never want to go back to my city life in Miami.

Builds house 2 feet above see level... It floods. GASP

I live in Jacksonville Florida. This is a problem everywhere in Florida. Ancient people knew not to build their places for living on the coasts. It’s common sense… but I guess common sense isn’t so common

Anyone who buys a home in the Keys of Florida must know they are in a flood zone. The Keys are the natural barrier for storms and hurricanes: just look at their geographic location and the fact that mangroves dominate (or used to). Just because humans built a ‘road’ on a archipelago doesn’t mean it’s habitable. Why is any Federal money going to anyone affected by hurricanes in Florida who built anywhere near the seacoast or in the Keys? Didn’t Floridians elect DeSantos? Well, since he runs his state like a businessman well then pay for the damage, like any ‘business model’. And Floridians keep electing DeSantos so let them hold him accountable.

Florida is honesty just mid at this point.

It's Florida, you don't do research before you buy, It ain't Florida's fault, someone has to tell you that there is hurricane 🌀

I feel so bad for the old lady and many others. Not just because there are hurricanes there every 1-2 years, because they live in Florida.Also, if they want to destroy the homes that are in risk of sea level rise they might as well move. Florida its self as a state is so unstable that if the sea level rose 2-3 feet it would cause a quarter of the population to be homeless. 😐😐😐

It's weird I'm from north Florida and I never heard about the buyouts all we ever here is how Panama city is make laws to change it from a spring break and summer party city to a family friendly place 🤔

Wild, I drove through here with no context a few months back

I’m 50, born and raised in Florida and live in the panhandle of Florida now. I left for 10 years to serve my country and came right back home to raise my kids. People who are truly from our state, don’t feel like those that move here from other states. We’re ok with hurricanes and what they do because we’re built to rebuild and keep living. They’re called hurricane party’s for a reason. I now own tree and landscaping businesses so I can make a living helping my neighbors and building a better future for myself and my kids.

Thanks DeSantis. And good luck getting homeowners insurance in this state. The insurance companies line his pockets.

I’m sympathetic. But we need to stop building homes in flood zones. If you buy a home with a flooding history then you get a cheap home. Taxpayers shouldn’t subsidize you for buying on a flood plain.

That's why insurance is so damn high. 7 times

Might as well take the money. Florida will be underwater in few years anyway.

FEMA = tax payer money so Insurance companies don't have to pony up. So, in effect, Ill own a whole block of houses that I'll never see...wonderful!

The guide is the smartest person , he said " are you kidding me , I don't want to leave" ..he knows the deal

As a Native American I would feel sorry for people living in Florida, but then I think back to the trail of tears and think, Karma? Yeah I think that’s what it is called.

Ouch! As a Floridian this feels a little heavy handed.

She shouldn’t have been able to buy a house built there. Houses shouldn’t have been built there.

Why are we even arguing about the EXISTENCE of climate change at this point?

Soon the alligators move in

Simple solution is to build high off the ground. Parking too.

As a 3rd generation owner of a waterfront home in the Florida keys, the sea level here has in Fact stayed Exactly the same for the last 75 years... Storms do reshape the coastline, that's just the way it's always been, but the water levels are the same today as they were in the early 20th century....

Why is the government paying for expensive properties?

As someone who grew up north in NJ, NYC and even lived in California but now lives in Florida.. The cost of living Is insane up north and out West. I thought it was mind blowing how places like California and NYC had rent at 6k a month for a 1-2 bedroom flat. For that price you could pay rent for a small mansion in Florida. Yea well, I'm sad to say it's going that way in Florida now. Me and my wife were looking at homes to move to in the coming months and they want 400-500k for a nice 3-4 bedroom home. 250-300k for a 2 bedroom home. My wife's from Ohio and for 90k we can buy a nice, two story home. Or for 250k buy an amazing 5-6 bedroom home, two stories with acres of land. Just sad to see that happening here in Florida. This place has been my Home for the past 15 years but apparently everyone wants to move here now.

"It has been two years and you still have boxes everywhere" Why did that sound so cold 💀

i always find it comforting when people realize the damage done to my community even though it was 4 years ago. Hurricane Michael left Panama City a wreck and it's finally coming back to normal.

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She has had 30 years to prepare for flooding, set up sandbags, waterproofing, etc, and she still gets caught out every time. Why would anyone help you if you won't help yourself?

My house insurance is high I feel like selling getting a tiny home. Real talk. Is very expensive

vice is the best

Id like to know why government is really trying to buy these houses. If it's bc of flooding then why are new houses being developed in the same area? If the government has gone so far as to approve of buying out homes do to flooding then there would have to be rules in place also to stop new construction in these same areas. When a highway is build and the government buys the properties within the future zoned area, they do not then allow new constructions to be build in that same path. I live in FL and this is an obvious scheme to free up previously occupied real estate for commercial properties like condos. FOLLOW THE MONEY🕵

I love where her heart ❤️ changed from "I love my house" to "I don't care." You think 🤔 about what it takes for God to move people from loving things to seeing what is more important.

0:32 the tv was still on and they were wading through ankle deep water.. excuse me?