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12-01-2014, 08:15 PM
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Home insurance
Will my home be covered for fire damage if my driveway is not plowed when I'm gone in the winter?
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12-01-2014, 08:21 PM
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Welcome to the forum. Sounds like a great question for your agent.
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12-01-2014, 09:45 PM
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How long is your driveway and how much snow do you normally get?
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12-02-2014, 04:25 AM
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Originally Posted by rjf7g
Welcome to the forum. Sounds like a great question for your agent.
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Couldn't agree more...
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12-02-2014, 06:04 AM
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Originally Posted by lllkrob
How long is your driveway and how much snow do you normally get?
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The driveway is about 300 feet long and we can get 2 to 3 feet of snow in northern Wisconsin.
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12-02-2014, 07:19 AM
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We live in Missouri and have some snow, so guess I need to check my insurance policy.
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12-02-2014, 08:51 AM
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I agree, you need to check with your agent, and get any response in writing (an email will do), or review your actual policy.
It's not the accumulation of snow so much as the time it is left unoccupied. Many homeowners policies have, or at least used to, clauses relative to leaving a home unoccupied for an extended period of time, like more than 30 days.
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12-02-2014, 09:30 AM
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You might require a different policy for the length of time your home is empty.....When my mom passed away we had to "upgrade" the policy to reflect that the home was unoccupied until we sold it. But all those questions are easily answered by a call to your insurance agent.
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12-02-2014, 12:05 PM
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I have 3 part time homes that I use as base camps as I travel around the west. One of them in the Colorado mountains where they can get 2 ft of snow in one night. They are all insured as "seasonal homes" , my agent and the insurance company (which covers all 3) are well aware I can only live in one home at a time. They each sit vacant for up to 6 months a year and I've had no problem with claims and find no language in the policy to indicate there should be any problem.
There are thousands of seasonal homes all over the country that are fully insured when vacant, so its not like this type of policy is hard to find.
Although you may get agreement for overall coverage when unoccupied, they may still deny a specific type of loss where your failure to take normal precautions left the home at risk. Such as damage from frozen pipes, if you failed to drain and winterize the home before leaving it vacant all winter. etc
Yes, ask your agent. You may need to revise the policy to be sure extended vacancy isn't an issue.
I'd also add that if your local fire dept isn't capable of dealing with a 300 ft driveway with 2 ft snow, then think about moving.
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12-02-2014, 06:05 PM
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Jim, you have no issues because you've declared them as "seasonal homes". I suspect the premium is slightly higher for any one of them than it might be if you were living in it full time.
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12-05-2014, 03:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JMonroe
Jim, you have no issues because you've declared them as "seasonal homes". I suspect the premium is slightly higher for any one of them than it might be if you were living in it full time.
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We insured our house in CO as a seasonal home and it was several hundred dollars higher than the standard policy we changed to last spring since we are not full timing or snow birding any more.
The good news is - my next door neighbor had his two sons come over and shovel our driveway. That was very nice of him and I can't get him to take any form of compensation. Still trying to figure out how to do something for the boys.
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12-10-2014, 01:55 PM
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Clay L, you are doing something for the boys. You're helping to teach them respect for others and some responsibility in life.
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12-10-2014, 02:37 PM
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Clay L, you are doing something for the boys. You're helping to teach them respect for others and some responsibility in life.
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Their dad and mom are doing a great job with their kids. They home school and are really teaching them old school values and manners.
It so neat to hear kids playing without screaming and fighting. They have fun and laugh a lot but are not annoying at all. They even do chores without gripes and eye rolling.
We have always been lucky to have good neighbors and this place is no exception. 
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12-10-2014, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Clay L
Still trying to figure out how to do something for the boys.
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A whole bunch of coupons for pizzas and burgers can't be ignored when Santa leaves them...
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