Bulletin 2020-091 California Wildfires (DR-4558-CA) – Santa Clara County

FEMA declaration, California Wildfires (DR-4558-CA), dated August 22, 2020

FEMA has added Santa Clara County to the list of impacted counties that were previously included in the FEMA declaration, California Wildfires (DR-4558-CA), dated August 22, 2020. This declaration has an incident date of August 14, 2020. No incident end date has been declared at this time.

 

Please note that the SCU Lightening Complex, which impacted Santa Clara County, is 100% contained.

 

Requirements in the Following Zip Codes

 

The following zip codes are eligible for purchase, and will require either an inspection or appraisal, or Borrower’s Attestation or Veteran’s Certification as noted below. Refer to Chapter 15, Disaster Policy, for full details.

 

Conventional

 

The following zip codes in Santa Clara County will require an inspection or appraisal for conventional loans, as applicable.

 

County

Zip Codes Eligible for Purchase
with Inspection or Appraisal per the Disaster Policy

Santa Clara

· 95020

· 95035

· 95127

· 95132

· 95140

 

The remaining zip codes in Santa Clara County will not require an appraisal or inspection for conventional loans, but will still require:

 

Conventional:

 

  • Borrower attestation, signed and dated, that there is no damage and they agree to the closing and funding of the loan
  • Evidence of acceptable insurance policy in place

 

VA Loans

 

The following zip codes in Santa Clara County will require an inspection or appraisal for conventional and VA loans, as applicable.

 

County

Zip Codes Eligible for Purchase
with Inspection or Appraisal per the Disaster Policy

Santa Clara

· 95020

· 95035

· 95127

· 95123

· 95140

 

The remaining zip codes in Santa Clara County will not require an appraisal or inspection for VA loans, but will still require:

 

VA:

 

  • Veteran’s Certification, signed and dated:
  • I have inspected the property located at ____________and find its condition now to be acceptable to me. I understand that I will not be charged for any disaster‐related expenses and now wish to close the loan.
  • Evidence of acceptable insurance policy in place

 

FHA and USDA Loans

 

Purchases are eligible in Santa Clara County and an inspection or appraisal will be required for FHA and USDA loans in accordance with Chapter 15, Disaster Policy, as applicable.

 

As with all disasters, the affected areas are not definitively confirmed until FEMA formally designates such areas, which occurs following the completion of the incident and an assessment of the damage. As a result, we will continue to monitor FEMA announcements for impacted areas in order to update any additional impacted counties.