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Originally Posted by taruffi57
Yep. Been in the business 42 yrs. in Central Fla.; 24 as a Company owner. The vultures (out of town roofing companies) have discovered how gullibke Villagers are. Shingles are warranteed by mfrs. for 25 yrs. (3-tabs) or 30 yrs. (architecturals). Why would mfrs. put in writing in their warrantees that their products will last 25 or 30 yrs. if they won't? There is also something going on where home owner's insurance companies are not fighting roofing company inspection reports calling for a new roof - and just paying off. Maybe arbitration is too expense. At any rate, homeowners are being scammed. I can tell you many actual stories.
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I spoke with my insurance company about all these roofing scams. Many of the scams have it set up where they bill the insurance company for one amount and actually charge a lesser amount so the owner does not have to pay the deductible (this is fraud). The insurance companies are aware of this and have gone to Tallahassee to try to remedy this with the Florida State officials but so far to no avail. ps this is why our homeowner insurance is skyrocketing.