Up until recently, no laws required home sellers in Florida to disclose flood risk to potential buyers. Buyers had few ways of knowing if a property had been flooded or previously had flood damage.
Helene has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but widespread flooding is still expected as the storm moves across the southeastern U.S. At least 14 people have died in the storm.
Those who didn't evacuate the areas hit the hardest by the storm, which made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane, have posted harrowing footage of their homes. One user showed to ground floor of her ...