FEMA Elevation Certificate & Floodproofing Certificate Extended to Nov. 1

On July 7, 2023, the new FEMA Elevation Certificate (EC) and Dry-Floodproofing Certificate for Non-Residential Structures (Floodproofing) forms became available. On August 9, 2023, FEMA announced it is extending the use of the previous EC and Floodproofing forms until November 1, 2023. A copy of the Write Your Own (WYO) Company Bulletin w-23007 is available here.

For CRS communities and CRS annual requirements, this means that until November 1, 2023, ISO will accept the prior EC and Floodproofing forms (properly completed) that are signed and certified or the new EC and Floodproofing forms. Starting November 1, 2023, only the new EC and Floodproofing forms will be accepted (properly completed, signed and certified).

Webinars and training videos pertaining to the new forms will be available soon. In the meantime, FEMA has shared two guidance documents you can use to help you understand the new CRS requirements: the “2022 EC Checklist” and the “Newly Required Fields for 2022 Elevation Certificate”.