Current Articles | Archives | Search Situation: A residential neighborhood in southwestern Pasco County was impacted by a severe hailstorm during the spring of 2009. Shortly after the storm, the homeowners filed a claim under their insurance policy. While every home on their street was getting their damaged roofs replaced by their insurance carriers, this carrier denied every attempt made…
Current Articles | Archives | Search On February 11, 2011 an automobile caught on fire inside of a garage in this upscale apartment complex located in Tampa, Florida causing severe smoke and water damage all throughout the building. Public Adjuster Rick Tutwiler was retained to assist with the preparation of the claim and settlement negotiations, ultimately bringing the matter…
Current Articles | Archives | Search On October 25, 2010 a main water line was discovered to have burst in a second floor unit allowing for large amounts of water to enter into the first floor unit for an unspecified period of time. Water was pouring out of the ceiling light fixtures and air vents causing direct physical damage…
Current Articles | Archives | Search When this Ybor City rental house began settling, the real estate investor notified his insurance company of the damage. After months of getting nowhere with the insurance company, the owner retained Tutwiler & Associates for assistance with the insurance claim. Keith Grams of Tutwiler was immediately dispatched and performed a thorough damage assessment.…
Current Articles | Archives | Search On September 16, 2010, an outdoor sprinkler head burst on the east side exterior wall shooting water through the soffit into the interior of the dwelling guest bedroom, bathroom, baby room, kitchen, laundry room and garage causing direct physical damage to the drywall, carpet, carpet padding, baseboards, doors and door frames, cabinets and…
Current Articles | Archives | Search On March 4, 2010 a fire broke out in this Tampa home causing severe fire and smoke damage throughout. Additional water damages occurred due to the fire fighters futile attempts to extinguish the fire. As the State Fire Marshal could not determine a cause or point of origin, the insurance company suspected the…
Current Articles | Archives | Search In July of 2010, a prominent real estate group that owned a building in Tampa’s Ybor City which housed a well known nightclub was informed by their tenant that two air conditioning units on the roof were not working. Upon inspection, the owners were shocked to see the A/C units had been severely…
Current Articles | Archives | Search Beach Cottage Condominium, in Indian Rocks Beach, Fl is a high end condominium complex composed of two residential buildings, a parking garage, pool deck with swimming pool, and spa. While planning for routine maintenance and repair scheduling a professional engineer discovered hidden decay in various parts of the buildings. The association retained public…
Current Articles | Archives | Search Fire caused extensive damage to this Nakomis, Fl home’s interior. After filing their claim, the insurance company did an inspection and presented the homeowner a settlement estimate for slightly more than $100,000.00. Fortunately, the owner was sophisticated enough to seek out the assistance of a public adjuster for a second opinion. While the…
Current Articles | Archives | Search This Cape Coral homeowner hired a roofing contractor to install a new roof during a remodeling project. The roofing contractor removed the old roof without properly covering the openings in the roof. After an afternoon rain shower the following day the homeowner discovered water damage in multiple rooms of the house. The homeowner…