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Dealing with flooding
Q. We’re having a flooding problem. The neighbors behind us rebuilt their home and also raised their yard, sloping into ours. more
Long Beach resident Bob Kaible and his wife, Deborah Raimey, and four other homeowners filed a class-action lawsuit against their insurance company, claiming that they were denied claims based on “fraudulent” reports.
Sandy victims file class-action suit
Attorneys representing a group of Hurricane Sandy victims who contend that their claims were denied by their insurance company based on “doctored” damage reports filed a federal class-action … more
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Bob Kaible in front of an empty lot at 24 Michigan St., where a rental property his wife and father-in-law owned once stood. They were forced to sell because their insurance company did not cover the structural damage. On Nov. 7, a federal judge ruled that an engineer working for their insurance company secretly rewrote a report concluding that damage to the home was caused by Sandy, in order to avoid a larger payout.
Judge: Sandy scam ‘ends now’
Attorney Denis Kelly’s office on Park Avenue, above the Long Beach Surf Shop, was bustling last Friday night, as Kelly fielded numerous calls from homeowners who are still fighting their insurance … more
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Road closures on Southern State as of 10:01 a.m. Wednesday, Aug 13.
Flood advisory expires
LIRR Service Update There are system-wide scattered delays of up to 30 minutes because of weather-related problems, as well as up to 90 min delays on the Montauk Branch due to an earlier disabled … more
Senator Charles Schumer held a press conference at the vacant East Hudson Street property of Rena Bonne last October, where he urged FEMA to extend its statute of limitations for homeowners to file lawsuits against their flood insurance companies
Proof of loss deadline extended for Sandy victims
By Alexandra Spychalsky aspychalsky@liherald.com Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced this week that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has extended its deadline to … more
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Flood vents
Q. What is a flood vent, and why do I need to put them in? more
Congress passes flood insurance relief bill
Congress passed a bill last week that will protect thousands of New York homeowners from huge flood insurance premium rate hikes — or having their property values decimated when they try to … more
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Senator charles schumer held a press conference last October at a vacant property on East Hudson Street, where he urged FEMA to extend its statute of limitations for homeowners to file lawsuits against their flood insurance companies.
Flood insurance relief bill passes in the Senate
The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Thursday that will protect tens of thousands of homeowners from facing huge flood insurance premium rate hikes. The Homeowner Flood Insurance … more
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Senator charles schumer held a press conference at the vacant East Hudson Street property of Rena Bonne, where he urged FEMA to extend its statute of limitations for homeowners to file lawsuits against their flood insurance companies.
Schumer pushes FEMA to change insurance deadline
Sen. Charles Schumer is urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency to extend the statute of limitations for homeowners to file lawsuits against their flood insurance companies. At a press … more
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Despite Cuomo's help, a law still needs to be changed
Many South Shore homeowners are breathing easier thanks to Governor Cuomo’s decision last week to use money from the N.Y. State Housing Recovery Program to compensate those whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Sandy, but whose flood insurance claims were rejected by FEMA because the damage had been caused by “earth movement” rather than directly by floodwaters. more
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