Last year it was insured for 1600 sq ft. This year they decided (on their own wihtout measuring it) that it is 3,000 sq ft!
Even the town taxes me at 1400 sq ft! The insurance company said the town does that to help ppl save on taxes but I’m not so sure I believe them. This town is money hungry. Its not like them to try to help someone. Unless they can help you part with your money.
My house is 1&1/2 story. The upstairs walls are slanted inwards in all rooms but one and the short hallway. It is a 4 bedroom but very small rooms.
The insurance company said to times length by width and then add 1/2 of that for the upstairs. Is that right? I’m not sure I believe them. All they want is my money!
Yep, measure the OUTSIDE of the house, length times width. That gives you the GROUND square feet. Then for the 1/2 story, multiply that number by .5 – half the ground story has more house over it.
If the second half is a finished attic, the town might not know that, and that’s why they’re underestimating you.
What they REALLY want, is if your house burns down, and you want it FIXED, they want you to have enough money to pay to rebuild it so you don’t sue them for not insuring them for enough. And if there’s a PARTIAL loss, they want you fully insured, because if you’re NOT fully insured, you only get paid the percentage that you’re insured, even for a PARTIAL loss.