NE · Flood-disclosure law

Does a Nebraska seller have to disclose flooding?

Nebraska requires sellers of residential real property (1-4 dwelling units) to give the purchaser the state Real Estate Commission's Seller Property Condition Disclosure Statement on or before the effective date of a binding contract. The statutory form requires disclosure of the seller's actual knowledge of water-related problems, including water entry in the basement/crawl space, flooding/drainage/grading problems, location in a flood hazard zone or floodway, and damage by flood or water. It is a knowledge-based condition disclosure, not a standalone flood-specific statute.

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General disclosure

A general property-condition disclosure captures flooding through a water/drainage or known-defect item, but has no dedicated flood-zone question.

DisclosureRequired

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Corroborated (secondary)· verified June 16, 2026

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-2,120

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Nebraska flood-disclosure, decoded

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Does the seller have to disclose flooding?

Disclosure required

General disclosure

Nebraska requires sellers of residential real property (1-4 dwelling units) to give the purchaser the state Real Estate Commission's Seller Property Condition Disclosure Statement on or before the effective date of a binding contract. The statutory form requires disclosure of the seller's actual knowledge of water-related problems, including water entry in the basement/crawl space, flooding/drainage/grading problems, location in a flood hazard zone or floodway, and damage by flood or water. It is a knowledge-based condition disclosure, not a standalone flood-specific statute.

A general property-condition disclosure captures flooding through a water/drainage or known-defect item, but has no dedicated flood-zone question.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-2,120Corroborated (secondary)· verified June 16, 2026

What triggers the duty

Sale/transfer of residential real property with 1-4 dwelling units
Seller's actual knowledge of water entry, flooding, drainage/grading problems, or flood-hazard-zone/floodway location

Penalties & remedies

Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-2,120 imposes civil liability: a seller who fails to deliver the required disclosure, or who provides false/incomplete information of which the seller had actual knowledge, is liable to the purchaser for actual damages plus court costs. The statute does not void title for noncompliance.

Buyer remedy: Purchaser may recover actual damages (and court costs) for the seller's failure to disclose or for knowingly false/incomplete disclosure under 76-2,120; remedy is limited to conditions of which the seller had actual knowledge.

Opt-out gotchas

No statutory opt-out or waiver-for-credit mechanism identified. The disclosure duty (where it exists) cannot simply be bought out.

Research note ▾

Statute number and content confirmed via Nebraska Legislature/Justia codified text and the NREC official disclosure form, but the primary .gov pages returned 403/connection errors to the fetcher, so not directly fetched. Disclosure is of seller's actual knowledge only; flood/water items are line items on the standard SPCD form. The flood-hazard-zone/floodway item on the form makes this arguably specific-flood, but kept 'limited'/'secondary' pending direct primary confirmation.

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What Nebraska law gives you as a buyer

Nebraska requires a seller disclosure (see the answer cards), so you have a statutory document to rely on — and a remedy if the seller knowingly withheld a material flood fact. Purchaser may recover actual damages (and court costs) for the seller's failure to disclose or for knowingly false/incomplete disclosure under 76-2,120; remedy is limited to conditions of which the seller had actual knowledge.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-2,120

Your pre-closing checklist (works in every state)

Pull a free FEMA flood-zone lookup
Enter the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center to see the property's flood-zone designation (Special Flood Hazard Area = Zone A/V). This is public and free, regardless of what the seller discloses.
msc.fema.gov ↗
Request a CLUE / loss-history report
A C.L.U.E. (Comprehensive Loss Underwriting Exchange) report shows insurance claims filed on the property in the last ~7 years, including water and flood claims. The current owner can pull theirs free once a year from LexisNexis.
LexisNexis consumer disclosure ↗
Get an independent inspection — ask about water
Hire your own inspector and specifically flag drainage, grading, sump pumps, and signs of past water intrusion (staining, efflorescence, fresh paint in basements). An inspection contingency protects you if problems surface.
Get a flood-insurance quote before you waive contingencies
Quote NFIP or private flood coverage early. Homeowners' insurance does NOT cover flood damage. A federally backed mortgage on a property in a Special Flood Hazard Area generally requires flood insurance — budget for it.
floodsmart.gov ↗

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Does the seller have to disclose flooding?

Disclosure required

General disclosure

Nebraska requires sellers of residential real property (1-4 dwelling units) to give the purchaser the state Real Estate Commission's Seller Property Condition Disclosure Statement on or before the effective date of a binding contract. The statutory form requires disclosure of the seller's actual knowledge of water-related problems, including water entry in the basement/crawl space, flooding/drainage/grading problems, location in a flood hazard zone or floodway, and damage by flood or water. It is a knowledge-based condition disclosure, not a standalone flood-specific statute.

A general property-condition disclosure captures flooding through a water/drainage or known-defect item, but has no dedicated flood-zone question.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-2,120Corroborated (secondary)· verified June 16, 2026

What triggers the duty

Sale/transfer of residential real property with 1-4 dwelling units
Seller's actual knowledge of water entry, flooding, drainage/grading problems, or flood-hazard-zone/floodway location

Penalties & remedies

Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-2,120 imposes civil liability: a seller who fails to deliver the required disclosure, or who provides false/incomplete information of which the seller had actual knowledge, is liable to the purchaser for actual damages plus court costs. The statute does not void title for noncompliance.

Buyer remedy: Purchaser may recover actual damages (and court costs) for the seller's failure to disclose or for knowingly false/incomplete disclosure under 76-2,120; remedy is limited to conditions of which the seller had actual knowledge.

Opt-out gotchas

No statutory opt-out or waiver-for-credit mechanism identified. The disclosure duty (where it exists) cannot simply be bought out.

Research note ▾

Statute number and content confirmed via Nebraska Legislature/Justia codified text and the NREC official disclosure form, but the primary .gov pages returned 403/connection errors to the fetcher, so not directly fetched. Disclosure is of seller's actual knowledge only; flood/water items are line items on the standard SPCD form. The flood-hazard-zone/floodway item on the form makes this arguably specific-flood, but kept 'limited'/'secondary' pending direct primary confirmation.

Summary of Nebraska law as of June 2026. Not legal advice.

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