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IcyPeas

(22,621 posts)
Thu Jul 20, 2023, 04:46 PM Jul 2023

CA insurance company drops customer after 'drone' took aerial images of yard [and saw clutter] Video

While clutter can be a fire hazard wouldn't it be fair to put someone on notice and give them time to clean up their yard?

Video is in link in link below.

OAKLEY, Calif. -- Just as California's wildfire season gets underway, homeowners insurance is becoming more and more scarce. Some companies aren't writing any new policies, while others are dropping longtime customers. Among them is a Bay Area man who was told he lost his insurance -- based on photos taken by a drone over his property.

It came as a shock. At first, he was told he'd lost his insurance because "drone photos" taken over his property showed hazards in his yard. But the company would not show him the pictures. Later, he was told there was no drone, just aerial photos. He felt it intruded on his privacy, with no way to reinstate his policy.
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"Apparently they have some pictures, and they noticed clutter," Sveen said.
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Sveen also took ABC on a ground-level tour and admits the yard is cluttered. But he's a do-it-yourself "tinkerer." He's restoring a 1966 Chevy, his first car, and he changes his own tires each season. He installed the solar panels on his roof.

https://abc7.com/homeowners-insurance-non-renewal-drone-photos-nonrenewal/13526291/
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CA insurance company drops customer after 'drone' took aerial images of yard [and saw clutter] Video (Original Post) IcyPeas Jul 2023 OP
Unfortunately you do not have a right to homeowners insurance. jimfields33 Jul 2023 #1
I think this homeowner had a bigger mess than he portrayed in the video interview BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 2023 #2

jimfields33

(18,904 posts)
1. Unfortunately you do not have a right to homeowners insurance.
Thu Jul 20, 2023, 05:55 PM
Jul 2023

Clean the mess and see if they will reconsider.

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(10,199 posts)
2. I think this homeowner had a bigger mess than he portrayed in the video interview
Fri Jul 21, 2023, 08:41 PM
Jul 2023

he cleaned it up for the interview

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