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Renters Insurance Loss of Use Coverage: What Pays for Hotels After...

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Sofia Hernandez spent three weeks at a hotel after the unit upstairs flooded hers. The $2,847 bill went to her renters insurance through loss of use coverage.

A storm flooded her ground-floor apartment and ruined $9,000 of belongings....

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A standard renters policy covers your belongings only against a specific list of named perils. Losses from any cause not on that list, like flood, are denied.

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