| Carrier | Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Arguments used | Wear and tear |
| What happened next | Civil Remedy Notice filed with Florida's Department of Financial Services, which opens a 60-day window for the insurer to cure. |
The letter dates its own investigation, which is worth noting: reported January 12, 2024, denied February 6, 2024. Twenty-five days from notice to denial on a roof and interior ceiling claim.
The finding sweeps the roof and the ceiling below it into one cause, wear, tear and deterioration, and adds inadequate maintenance in the alternative. And/or is doing work there. Wear and tear is a condition; inadequate maintenance is a criticism of the homeowner. They are different propositions with different proof, and a letter offering them together has committed to neither.
The interior ceiling matters more than it appears. If the ceiling is wet, water came through the roof, and when the roof opened is a question about a date. Dated imagery, the inspection at policy inception, and the condition of the sheathing above the stain all speak to that date.
Florida DFS Civil Remedy Notice, filing no. 786380, accepted 10/10/2024, Orlando. The filing is not the letter: the passage below is the denial letter's own language as the policyholder quoted it, where on February 6, 2024 the insurer issued a denial letter. · public record ↗
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