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 Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 7:20 am Post subject: Past Home owner's claims history |
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Do I need to check the claims history of a house that I wish to purchase?
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No, and I sincerly doubt you could...don't all homes have to have a statement from the owner (i forget the name of it)..a disclosure statement showing anything that has had or has presently any issue?
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that's correct and when you apply for homeowners insurance your agent will run a clue report on that address... that should show any previous claims over the past 5 years or so
we run into this quite often and many times need to verify that the repairs were in fact made before we can offer the new buyer any coverage |
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But how could I be sure that the owner is not missing out on something? Then, I guess I should apply for the insurance prior to my purchase in order to know what the clue report reveals.
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| Quote: | | a disclosure statement showing anything that has had or has presently any issue? |
Yes, it's known as the home seller's disclosure report.
Being a prospective buyer you just can't access the clue report. For that you'd need to be the home owner. But, a prospective buyer feels confident if he's provided with the property loss history.
Once you'd buy a home and apply for home insurance, a clue report request would be forwarded by your carrier automatically. Roddick |
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| Quote: | | Yes, it's known as the home seller's disclosure report. |
Thanks Rod, I couldn't remember what it was called..
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Under circumstances that you're being denied of coverage due to the CLUE report information, you could receive a copy of the CLUE report as per the Fair Credit Reporting Act. After going through the report, if you don't agree with the information present in it, you may have the choice to get the events attached in the report.
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| Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 8:31 am Post subject: |
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| CLUE serves both the insurance consumer as well as the insurer. One one hand, it offers information to insurers regarding potential risks associated with properties. On the other hand it helps insurance consumers to take the right decisions while dealing with properties. |
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| In order to avoid surprises later on a prospective buyer should be well aware of the home history. He should request for a home seller's disclosure report in the form of a contingency to the real estate closure. |
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