PolicySource: Florida Attorney General (official announcement)
FL AG sues First Street over climate-risk scores on Zillow, Redfin & Realtor.com
Original headline: “Attorney General James Uthmeier Files Lawsuit Against First Street Technology” — Florida Attorney General (official announcement), Oct 23, 2026
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced on Oct. 23, 2026 that he filed a complaint against First Street Technology, Inc. for violating the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, with links to his announcement and the complaint. In an X post the same day, Uthmeier said First Street’s climate risk scores on Zillow, Redfin and Realtor.com are presented as accurate and scientific but are not, and that the suit aims to protect Florida homeowners from scores he called alarmist that hit property values and wallets. Law360 (Carolina Bolado, Oct. 23) reports the AG claims the firm’s data, which shows up on major real estate sites, deviates from official federal data and deceives homebuyers about actual flood and fire risks.
Our take (opinion & analysis, not reporting)
For US agents: ask how your MLS, brokerage CMA tools and the portals your buyers use (Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com) surface First Street or other climate-risk scores on listing pages — and keep a short script ready when a buyer cites a portal score against your comps. Do not litigate the science yourself in a showing; point clients to FEMA flood maps / NFIP and local disclosure forms, and note that Florida’s AG is now suing under FDUTPA over how those scores are presented. If you list in Florida or other climate-sensitive markets, prep sellers that a high portal climate score may show up in buyer objections even when official flood maps differ — confirm insurance quotes early rather than arguing the model.
What people are saying online
Florida AG James Uthmeier (@AGJamesUthmeier) announced the suit on X, saying First Street’s climate risk scores on Zillow, Redfin and Realtor.com are presented as accurate and scientific but are not, and that homeowners deserve facts rather than scores that hit property values — the post drew substantial engagement (thousands of likes and dozens of quote posts).
Meteorologist Ryan Maue (@RyanWeather) quoted the AG’s post as an update that First Street was being sued by the Florida AG, continuing his earlier thread arguing First Street’s models also feed insurance-premium fights.
Public Policy Solutions (@Policy_Solution) quoted the AG and backed the suit, arguing the firm’s climate risk scores contradict FEMA’s own flood maps and that homeowners deserve facts rather than alarmist scores.
Sources: AG James Uthmeier announcement (X) · Ryan Maue (X) · Public Policy Solutions (X)
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