Elevation Certificates

How to obtain copies of elevation certificates:

• Copies can be downloaded online by visiting Pinellas County Flood Information Services.
• Contact our office to request a copy via email to Planning & Redevelopment or call 813-749-1123.
• FEMA Elevation Certificate Updates

FEMA is updating the National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP) risk rating methodology through the implementation of a new pricing methodology called Risk Rating 2.0. More information available on FEMA's website page Risk Rating 2.0. 

Background on Risk Rating 2.0 

Risk Rating 2.0 will deliver rates that are actuarially sound, equitable, easier to understand, and better reflect an individual property’s unique flood risk. By communicating flood risk more clearly, the new methodology should help policyholders make more informed decisions on the purchase of adequate insurance and on mitigation actions to protect against flooding.

FEMA is implementing the program in two phases: 

●    Phase I – New policies beginning Oct. 1, 2021 are subject to the new pricing methodology. Also beginning October 1, existing policyholders are able to take advantage of immediate decreases in their premiums when the policy renews. 

●    Phase II - Renewals of the remaining existing flood insurance policies will be written to the new plan starting April 1, 2022, allowing policyholders an additional six months to prepare for any adjustments.