Wildfire — Fire Hazard Severity Zone (FHSZ) & AB-38
Defensible-space documentation and home-hardening disclosure in High & Very High zones.
Properties in a High or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone trigger AB-38 at sale: the seller provides defensible-space documentation and a home-hardening disclosure. In Very High zones, PRC §4291 defensible-space obligations also apply. Moderate zones do not trigger these point-of-sale duties.
LetterScript checks each property against CAL FIRE's current official zone maps — the 2025 statewide Local Responsibility Area maps (dated March 24, 2025) paired with the State Responsibility Area layer used for real-estate inspections — not a coarse city-wide flag.
The property is in a High or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone.
AB-38 (Gov. Code §51182 / Civ. Code §1102.19); PRC §4291.
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