Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Florida homeowners beware...this is about property insurance

Florida homeowners beware...this is about property insurance. This is about my particular situation in Lake Worth, east of I-95. Check with your insurance professional to determine the status of your roof's age. If it is 15 years or older, you will now need to call a roofing contractor and have him/her certify that the roof is good for three (3) more years - before they renew your policy. They will not insure a house if the roof is older than 20 years. I now have a 15 year old roof, that was sold with a 30 year warranty. That doesn't matter. The Florida building code changed recently that requires additional nails and attachment procedure for shingles. The insurance companies only want to insure those newer roofs. Expect to be installing a new roof before you thought it was necessary.