See this NPR story: “The Federal Government Sells Flood-Prone Homes To Often Unsuspecting Buyers, NPR Finds.”
When you know that the mission of HUD includes “providing safe, affordable housing,” it is doubly disappointing to learn that they are selling homes in flood zones and sometimes not disclosing that fact to buyers.
Even if they do disclose it, telling potential buyers that they live within a 100-year flood zone will in most cases give people a false sense of security. With climate change now revealing itself across the nation, we do not need to be facilitating people with little means digging themselves into a future flood hole.
