Would home owners insurance pay if you build a shed without a permit?
and it crashes over and damages the house. The shed was not included in insurance coverages as it was built after the house was bought
Paul in San Diego; Thanks for the heads up. I was about to call the insurance to see if I need to pull a permit after the fact and add the shed to the policy.
But I will go another route. I will first get the permit from the county then add to the policy. (I think my RE taxes would go up).
No. That’s one reason why you pull permits for any improvements on your property and always use licensed contractors for the work. For example, if you did some electrical wiring on your own and it caused a fire, your insurance company can refuse to cover the damages if they find out it was your fault by working on the wiring yourself.
And DON’T contact your insurance company about it. Whenever you make any kind of inquiry, it’s as though you actually made a claim and they can discontinue your insurance when it comes time to renew it for making too many "claims".
I had a leaking water main out in the street and would have to tear up the sidewalk to replace it. So, I called my insurance company and asked if that was covered. They said no, because it wasn’t part of the building envelope of the structure. So, I just had it fixed a few months later as part of a remodel.
A year or so previous, my daughter’s car got stolen from our driveway. So, I made a claim on my homeowner’s insurance to replace the stolen items in the car (that’s how you do it – car insurance doesn’t cover items stolen from your car).
When the insurance came up for renewal the next year, my insurance company (State Farm) sent me a letter saying that they were dropping me for making two claims within a year of each other. And, the two claims were for the personal property stolen from the daughter’s car and the plumbing damage, which I never claimed.
I was able to get insurance with another carrier. But, they charged me a premium for having made two claims within a calendar year. When I explained to the agent that the second claim wasn’t an actual claim, but rather a simple inquiry, she said that insurance companies consider that inquiry the same as a claim. And, a few weeks ago, I was informed by the insurance company that it was so long ago that I no longer have to pay the extra insurance money each month.
No it will not pay for that. You would have had to amend you existing policy to cover the shed AFTER it was built. The same would apply if you had built a swimming pool. NO policy covers future construction on a property.
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Actually it might cover the house damage. But certainly not the shed.
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You built an illegal structure, it collapsed, and wrecked your house? Good grief. You are in so much trouble. Your insurance can be cancelled for your foolishness. You can also end up with penalties from planning & zoning, and who-knows what-all other sorts of trouble.
Clean up the mess, fix the house, and pray your idiocy remains undiscovered. However, the chances are you will need a permit to fix the house! Idiocy revealed. Take your lumps, that’s all you can do now.
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No. That’s one reason why you pull permits for any improvements on your property and always use licensed contractors for the work. For example, if you did some electrical wiring on your own and it caused a fire, your insurance company can refuse to cover the damages if they find out it was your fault by working on the wiring yourself.
And DON’T contact your insurance company about it. Whenever you make any kind of inquiry, it’s as though you actually made a claim and they can discontinue your insurance when it comes time to renew it for making too many "claims".
I had a leaking water main out in the street and would have to tear up the sidewalk to replace it. So, I called my insurance company and asked if that was covered. They said no, because it wasn’t part of the building envelope of the structure. So, I just had it fixed a few months later as part of a remodel.
A year or so previous, my daughter’s car got stolen from our driveway. So, I made a claim on my homeowner’s insurance to replace the stolen items in the car (that’s how you do it – car insurance doesn’t cover items stolen from your car).
When the insurance came up for renewal the next year, my insurance company (State Farm) sent me a letter saying that they were dropping me for making two claims within a year of each other. And, the two claims were for the personal property stolen from the daughter’s car and the plumbing damage, which I never claimed.
I was able to get insurance with another carrier. But, they charged me a premium for having made two claims within a calendar year. When I explained to the agent that the second claim wasn’t an actual claim, but rather a simple inquiry, she said that insurance companies consider that inquiry the same as a claim. And, a few weeks ago, I was informed by the insurance company that it was so long ago that I no longer have to pay the extra insurance money each month.
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