If you have a home to sell that is in a floodplain in Simi Valley, and in Southern California, you will need to have a survey done and have a Elevation Certificate for the buyer of your home. This will be an out-of-pocket expense for the seller of a home. This form is used by FIMA as a tool to provide elevation information necessary to ensure compliance with community floodplain management ordinances, to determine proper insurance rate or support a request for a letter of map amendment. In this episode I interview Diane Levinson from Gentry Surveying in Simi Valley California....