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Natural Hazard Disclosure Statement (NHD)

The form disclosing whether a property sits in any of six mapped statutory hazard zones.

The six disclosure lines cover special flood hazard, potential flooding from dam failure, high or very high fire hazard severity, wildland fire risk, earthquake fault, and seismic hazard zones. The fire-severity line distinguishes the relevant state or local responsibility classifications. A qualifying third-party report can provide statutory protection when selected in good faith, but does not excuse an error or inaccuracy the seller or agent personally knows about.

See also

Transfer Disclosure Statement (TDS)The statutory form on which a seller of one to four residential units discloses the property's known condition.Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning ActCalifornia law prohibiting construction of structures for human occupancy across the trace of an active fault.

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How many hazard disclosure lines appear on California's current Natural Hazard Disclosure Statement?

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