Orlando Water Damage Game Plan

For Orlando property owners and their occupants, water damage and related liability has always been a big issue. Co-op building are particularly impacted because everybody lives so close to each other. Water Damage could come from work the co-op did to the roof or from a shareholder or tenant doing renovation work in their apartment or condo

When there’s water damage to your Orlando property, the first thing that needs to be done is have a game plan. The document explains how to handle water damage repair including locating the source of the leak. If the leak is not attended to, mold is sure to follow. When the Orlando property owner has been given “notice” of the hazardous condition, the potential for liability increases. The general rule of thumb is “having knowledge of mold” is needed, not just notice of water damage that may lead to mold.

While everyone’s first question is “How many insurance policies are there that might cover water damage to my Orlando property?,” there may not necessarily be coverage at all. There may not even be an “event” under which the policy could trigger the coverage. The damage may be caused by negligence of the Orlando property owner or faulty work by a contractor and not by a sudden event, such as a burst water pipe or a flooded basement. Several insurance policies exist that might be implicated. Each insurance company should be contacted as soon as possible about your water damage, so that there are no issues about late notice.

It is important to fix the leak quickly so as to avoid further water damage and more expense. This may mean paying for a water removal company to extract the water and get reimbursed later. The right attorney can orchestrate all of these matters and sometimes resolve the issue without litigation.

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