Yakima County, WA
What floods houses here, and who pays.
Around here it is winter storms, and the frozen-pipe clause has a condition attached.
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Yakima County, by the numbers
5%of homes here sit in the mapped flood zone, and most of those carry no flood cover
15.7%of the homes inside that zone hold a separate flood policy. It starts 30 days after purchase
47°FJuly dew point. Air dries materials fast here, which is how a slow leak stays hidden
12days a year at or below 20°F. Rare, and the heat-on condition applies anyway
The line people find out about too late
A homeowners policy answers for water that escapes suddenly inside the house: a pipe, a hose, a water heater, an overflow. It does not answer for water that rises from outside. That is flood, it is bought separately, and cover starts 30 days after purchase.
It also does not answer for a leak that has been weeping behind a wall for a year, and the mold that came with it is excluded on the same reasoning.
(888) 217-5329 Talk to a contractor
Goes to an independent contractor. Nothing is booked until you say so. Calls may be recorded.