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Structural Integrity
Wood Rot: Prolonged exposure to moisture causes wooden structures like beams, joists, and studs to rot. This can compromise the building’s stability, leading to sagging floors, walls, and potentially collapse.
Metal Corrosion: Metal components such as nails, screws, and steel beams can rust when exposed to moisture, weakening the overall structural integrity.
Mold Growth
Widespread Contamination: If water damage is not addressed promptly, mold can spread throughout the building, making remediation more complex and expensive.
Electrical Risks
Increased Risk of Electrocution: Damaged electrical systems increase the risk of electrocution, especially in areas with standing water.
Decreased Property Value
Insurance Issues: Untreated water damage can complicate insurance claims and lead to higher premiums, as insurers may view the property as a higher risk.
Air Quality Issues
Increased Humidity: Water damage can lead to higher indoor humidity levels, which can exacerbate mold growth and contribute to further deterioration of building materials.
Long-Term Repair Cost
Comprehensive Remediation: Addressing untreated water damage may require a full-scale remediation effort, including mold removal, structural repairs, and electrical system replacement.
In conclusion, immediate action is essential to mitigate these risks and protect both the building and its occupants. Regular inspections and prompt repair of any water intrusion are key to preventing long-term damage
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Tags: Damage Restoration, Members ArticlesClaremont Property Co. recently opened its new office in Bonita Springs, Florida, and it is helping rebuild our beautiful West Coast after Hurricane Ian. They joined SFPMA to offer their services to Boards and Managers all over Florida. View their website, learn more about the services they offer!
They started in 1995 and are headquartered in Houston, Texas. They have additional offices in Dallas, Texas, Wilmington, North Carolina, Charleston and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Fort Lauderdale, Destin, and Panama City, Florida, and Mobile and Orange Beach, Alabama.
They can service your property needs just about anywhere your property is located.
Whether your property has been impacted by a loss from fire, water, hail, wind or you simply need improvements to your property, their many years of experience allows them to provide you with the complete spectrum of remediation, roofing, and general contracting services.
Their list of services include:
· Claims Advocacy
· Emergency Services
· Remediation Services
· Restoration Services
· Roofing Services
· Pre-Loss Services
Their management team has decades of collective practice managing large scale commercial, multi-family, and hospitality projects from the design stages through completion. They have helped their clients settle millions of dollars in insurance claims and completed tens of thousands of square feet of demolition, mitigation, restoration, and roofing projects along the way.
For more information, please visit their website at www.cpc-tx.com or contact Diana Kato, Business Developer, Email: Diana@cpc-tx.com Cell: 954-832-4573.
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Claremont Property Company is gearing up for a highly active hurricane season, and we urge everyone to take proactive measures.
Forecasts predict 23 named storms in 2024, including 11 hurricanes and 5 major hurricanes.
We strongly advise all property managers and HOA board members to explore enrollment in our priority response program.
For additional details, please reach out to me directly at Diana@cpc-tx.com.
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Insurers often engage in strategies meant to challenge the patience of the policyholder and thereby force the policyholder to accept a lower payout, or to simply resign themselves to no payout. For example, an insurer may excessively delay the processing of the claim, arguing that the delays are due to ongoing investigation of the damage. By doing so, they hope that you — under pressure to fix the roof and no doubt overwhelmed by the proceedings— will simply move forward without waiting for the insurer and potentially give up on dealing with the hassle they created.
Partial payouts — in which the policyholder is offered an inadequate sum, but a sum nonetheless — are another way in which insurers try to goad policyholders into accepting less than what they’re owed under the policy at issue.
It’s worth noting that Florida law may entitle policyholders to bring an independent “bad faith” action against the insurer (which could even lead to punitive damages) if the insurer failed to investigate and pay the claim in a timely manner, or failed to evaluate the claim fairly under the circumstances. Simply put, if there was no valid justification for the denial, then our Fort Lauderdale roof damage attorneys may be able to sue and recover damages pursuant to a bad faith claim.
In homeowner’s insurance policies, payouts for roof damage may be limited due to coverage exclusions.
For example, a roof damage claim may be covered if it is caused by a thunderstorm, but not if it is caused by a hurricane.
Such strict categorization for roof damage coverage often leads to a dispute, particularly if the event leading up to the roof damage at-issue is somewhat muddled — if your roof is damaged in a hurricane (which is covered by the policy), the insurer might claim that it was not actually the wind force of the hurricane itself, but a falling tree that caused the roof damage. You can successfully counter this argument by showing how the hurricane directly caused the tree to fall on your roof.
Here at Maus Law Firm, our South Florida property damage attorneys have decades of experience representing the interests of policyholders whose real estate property has been harmed, whether due to a storm, fire, or some other unexpected event — including those which cause damage to the roof structure.
We understand the unique challenges that are faced by policyholders who are attempting to secure an adequate payout through submitting a roof damage claim, and are standing by to assist such policyholders in pursuing litigation against their insurers.
Ready to speak to a property damage lawyer at our firm? Call us at 1-855-999-5297 or complete an intake form through our website to schedule a free and confidential consultation today.
Living in paradise doesn’t come without some risks associated with Mother Nature. The question is never just if our communities, homes and families will be impacted by a windstorm event, but when they will, and how we will prepare for and recover from that event.
In addition to our in-house legal services, Becker owns and operates Association Adjusting, a licensed and insured public adjusting firm led by Joseph “Joe Connelly (#E157037). Mr. Connelly has served as Executive Board Officer for the Florida Association of Public Adjusters (FAPIA).
Recognized as an authority in the community association industry, Association Adjusting has the expertise and experience to help community associations achieve the most favorable outcome possible. Our team of public adjusters, led by Mr. Connelly, provides clients with only the highest level of professionalism and excellence – whether you’re dealing with a claim that stems from hurricane damage, water damage, theft, fire, mold, roof leak, or any other type of calamity, our singular goal is to ensure your interests are always protected.
The first step toward developing and implementing a disaster plan is identifying the potential consequences of a disaster. The second step is to develop and implement a plan to mitigate the impact of a disaster to the fullest extent possible.
Federal Emergency Management Agency for federal disaster response and recovery information
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for information about federal flood insurance
Information about Flood Insurance
Flood Resources: National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
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Premium Discounts for Hurricane Loss Mitigation
Notice of Premium Discounts for Hurricane Loss Mitigation
Uniform Mitigation Verification Inspection Form
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In Florida during our Wicked storm season Condo’s and HOA’s need protections like those ruby slippers Dorothy wore while she went looking for a way home.
SFPMA and our Members are here to help!
SFPMA has a team of Legal Experts, adjusters, estimators and claim specialists for the benefit of the Condo and HOA’s who sustained damage from the storms and fire, water or mold.
With the know-how and experience to analyze, evaluate, and negotiate the best settlement for your Insurance Claim!
From Roof Leaks, Windows Broken, Trees up rooted, and electric lines that snap, to the inside from pulling permits to repairing damage from broken pipes, Mold and Mitigation and restoration companies, construction repairs, to finding the right engineering company to inspect structural integrity with an understanding of leak detection and injection to prevent water intrusions. Just some of the member companies
lined up to help you during Florida’s Storm Season ready to repair your properties and completed.
Is pleased to provide you with The Top Florida Adjusters, Roofing repair companies and Law Firms that fight on your behalf with the Insurance companies to get your claims paid fast.
When you dont know who to call or your insurance company will not pay the total cost of you estimated Damage when Water intrusions can destroy a building’s structural integrity, harbor mold, and become a serious hazard.
Use your Brain, Have some heart and with the knowledge each one of the members bring to settle your claim and fix the damage you will be way ahead of any other person who needs their home protected and repaired!
Find Legal firms, Public Adjusters, Roofing Companies, and general contractors that are full Members of sfpma, these professionals are ready to help get your properties ready and repaired after the storms all of these companies are working together with insurance companies and will repairs damage and fight for your rights.
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We are Valcourt Building Services, the premier provider for waterproofing, window cleaning, and restoration services. With over 30 years of experience, we’ve performed tens of thousands of repairs and maintenance on the complete building envelope. So no matter what your building requires, we have the knowledge and expertise for all of your exterior maintenance needs.
Founded in 1986, we have grown from a single-operating company serving the Washington, D.C. area into one of the largest exterior maintenance companies in the nation. We maintain offices in Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, Georgia, Florida, and Texas. Each of our offices has a strong local staff with decades of experience in the industry — and our corporate team backs them all with resources and best practices to ensure we’re operating at the highest level in every market.
If you have a commercial property in the Florida/Southeast US market, Valcourt is the premier provider for all your restoration needs. As a specialty contractor that has been waterproofing and restoring commercial building exteriors for over 30 years, we know the issues inside and out.
We specialize in servicing the complete building envelope with a full range of services, including facade restoration and repair, garage restoration and repair, plaza deck restoration and repair, and more.
President Paul Alliston leads a full-service team with departments dedicated to operations, safety, sales, administration, and customer service. Our team is composed of employees at all levels of our organization who are experts in the building restoration and waterproofing industries; from management to our field superintendents, many of whom have been with Valcourt for over 10 years.
So give us a call and experience firsthand why thousands of property managers and building owners choose Valcourt Building Services every year.
“We have been able to partner with Valcourt on exterior restoration and enhancement projects at multiple locations around the country. Their organization, professionalism, and communication has been spot on for each project. I especially appreciate their team approach to business and attention to detail. We’ve been able to work hand in hand seamlessly to provide an end product for facility owners that meets their goals of improving their facility image.”
-John Ketenbrink, LMH Architecture
Antonio Posadas
863-244-3495
aposadas@valcourt.net
Valcourt Building Services
Business Development Manager
Florida Office: 941-747-7277