I have a confirmed Sinkhole

If your insurance company has confirmed sinkhole activity at your home, chances are they will begin to solicit bids to implement the repairs recommended by their testing company. Most often the recommended repairs involve a type of grouting, often compaction grouting.

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Often your insurance company will force you to choose the lowest grouting and repair estimate and require you to sign a contract with a grouting company before the insurance company will pay any money.

And often, the money is paid directly from the insurance company to the grouting repair company!

Beware!

Most grouting companies do not give a final estimate for the repairs they will conduct. There is NO WAY to determine how much concrete will be needed to grout a particular area. If you read the grouting company's contract, it will likely say that the homeowner will be responsible for any charges over and above the initial estimate. Depending on how much grout is actually needed, you could end up paying double the amount your insurance company has paid you!

Before you accept an insurance settlement for grouting repairs, call the Byrne Law Group at 813-413-6565 for a free consultation to ensure your rights are protected. Even if the grouting repairs cost much more than the amount you received from your insurance company, once you sign a release or your claim, you cannot recover any additional money!

Other Options

The goal of the Byrne Law Group is to ensure that our clients' best interests are protected. And sometimes it is in our clients' best interest to not make repairs to their home at all. For instance, if the costs to repair a home are more than the home will be worth after repairs are done, it seldom makes sense to implement costly repairs. Or if the cost of repairs are so high that a homeowner doesn't have enough insurance coverage to properly fix the home. Sometimes a homeowner just wants “out” of the home and wants to start fresh in a new home.

Negotiated Settlements

Attorney John Byrne of the Byrne Law Group has a proven track record of negotiating cash settlements with insurance companies on confirmed sinkhole claims. Through a tested strategy of certain legal procedures and tools, the Byrne Law Group may be able to assist a homeowner in negotiating a settlement on a sinkhole claim, freeing the homeowner to implement whatever repairs the homeowner thinks are most appropriate, as opposed to doing what the insurance company this is best.

Clients' Best Interest

The Byrne Law Group continues to stand by your side long after your sinkhole claim is resolved. The conclusion of a sinkhole claim brings mixed feelings - relief that a stressful process has concluded, but uncertainty about the next steps. The Byrne Law Group can continue to advise our clients about next steps, from selling the home without making repairs, to making full repairs and anything in between. Remember, under Florida law, a homeowner MUST disclose any known sinkhole damage or sinkhole claims to the next buyer!

Talk To An Experienced Sinkhole Attorney Today!

Call and talk to experienced sinkhole attorney John Byrne personally today. During a FREE telephone or in-person consultation, John Byrne will discuss your sinkhole claim and describe various options you might have available to you. Don't go through the sinkhole process alone - call 813-413-6565 right now to learn more.