Does My Homeowners Insurance Cover Cracks In The Foundation Brick?

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2 responses to “Does My Homeowners Insurance Cover Cracks In The Foundation Brick?”

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   October 5, 2016

   Scott W Johnson

   Each Insurance policy is ruled by the insurance contract. So the answer to the question would be found in that contract.

   In general though, cracks in your foundation more than likely would not be covered by a typical home insurance policy, because as David W has stated earth movement may have caused this. Earth movement is generally excluded from home insurance policies.
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   August 23, 2016

   David W. Clausen

   For coverage to activate, the foundation cracks would have had to be caused by a, “sudden, unforeseen occurrence” caused by a covered ‘peril’. For example, if wind caused a tree to fall on the foundation and cause the cracks that would most likely initiate coverage. My experience tells me that, generally speaking, cracks in a foundation are caused by earth movement or settling in/around the foundation. In that case it would not be covered. Also, if water “seeps” its way into a basement because of those cracks that would also not be a covered loss in NY. Most policies exclude seepage & earth movement. I would recommend checking with your agent because each state has different laws and policies differ greatly company to company. Hope this answer helps.