Christopher Duingt Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 We own a property in the haute savoie and have had our property broken into and the person has stayed . The police have visited the property and they ran from the property. Does our insurance cover us for squatters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hectorsdad Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Your house insurance will probably cover any damage or theft provided you have satisfied their policy stipulations and can prove the existence of the stolen goods. I can’t imagine you would be able to claim for the fact they were squatting in your house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lehaut Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 I think it will very much depend on the type and cover of your assurance. Especially true if it is a secondary home and you do not live in it all the time. Your only recourse is to contact your insurance company and find out. Couple of recent cases here: Do let us know how you get on as its an increasing problem. En théorie, c’est bien au squatteur de payer la réparation des dégâts», assure Maître Romain Rossi-Landi, avocat en droit immobilier. Le propriétaire, s’il veut retrouver son bien dans son état d’origine, devra donc prendre en charge les travaux de rénovation, en tant que seule personne solvable. Et devra faire jouer son assurance. Encore faut-il que son assureur accepte de payer les travaux de réparation. Dans l’affaire d’un squat de Saint-Honoré-les-Bains, dans la Nièvre (58), en 2020, où il n’était pas question d’incendie cette fois mais d’une occupation illégale de la maison d’une octogénaire, «les assureurs avaient refusé de prendre en charge les dégradations de la maison car il s’agissait d’un squat qui est un cas d’exclusion», explique l’avocat en droit immobilier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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