my car was stolen 2 weeks ago and the insurance company is considering it a total loss. this is fine, but they are offering me 13500 for my 2019 subaru 2.i0 premium sedan with roughly 91000 miles. it had 3 month old tires and a new battery. the issue im running in to is there are 0 of this car available within 150 miles of me with similar milleage. but when i look nationally it is showing they are shorting me about 2000, which would pay off my loan. im afraid getting an adjuster involved will cost me too much and not be worth it. any advice for fighting their appraisal? they couldnt do a fully accurate appraisal because they dont have the car. i asked to see their comparables, because if theres nothing local what are they comparing it to?

Location: Michigan - Just wondering if this is an appropriate thing for small claims and wanted to hear some opinions as I've never sued anyone before or have been involved in small claims. I was in a car accident on March 11. I was not the driver at fault. The other driver involved in the accident was cited for failure to stop (she rear-ended me at a stop light), no driver's license, and for not wearing a seat belt. Her insurance was listed on the police crash report as LA Insurance. Come to find out, she did not have that car insured at the time of the accident. I called LA insurance, and several other companies under that franchise, and found her name and policy, but she had a different vehicle insured and not the one involved in the accident. My insurance company reached out to her, didn't receive a response, and ran the VIN on the vehicle she hit me with, verified that the car was in her name, but did not find an insurance policy attached to the vehicle. I told the police department this and they will be updating the police crash report. Subsequently, I can't file a claim with her insurance because she doesn't have any. I have been encouraged to sue her in small claims court. My car was basically totaled in that accident (it was also an older used vehicle with 197,000+ miles on it), so I leased a new vehicle. Can I ask to receive at least the down payment I put down on that new vehicle? I'm also going to ask for storage fees of having my car at a repair shop as well as the fees to file with small claims. I did have items stolen from my vehicle while it was at that repair shop, but I don't have a dollar amount for them so I don't think it would be appropriate to put those in the small claims case. But I'm really just wondering if asking for the amount I paid as a down payment on a new vehicle would be appropriate. Like I said, I have never done this before. Advice is greatly appreciated!

I bought a 2014 Chevy Silverado and I wrecked around the 1st of march I have full insurance coverage and my insurance has totaled my truck. I have had a couple of mechanic friends look at it. They are telling me that it only did a couple thousand dollars of damage. Yet the collision repair center said that it did a $9000 of damage. I told the insurance that I want to buy it back. But the insurance company is telling me that I have to pay $3700 out of pocket before they will let the truck go. I had full coverage insurance and I thought that they were supposed to pay it off first. Doesn’t the insurance company have to pay it off then send me the rest? Also I put a massive audio system in the truck. $300 alone in wire. They said that I need to put a factory radio In it before the take it back. Isn’t that a load of bs? Location: Claremore Oklahoma

I hope I'm in the right sub for this but I'm not sure, if there is a better place for this post please let me know. So I got into an accident that I was at fault, I do not have collision coverage, and I still owe about $19,000 on the vehicle. I asked my insurance and without coverage there is nothing they can do. It is not drivable and the air bags deployed. There is heavy front end damage but the rest of the vehicle is fine. I've only taken it to one shop for an estimate because I don't want to keep paying for a tow to get different quotes and they all end up being close to the same amount anyway. The estimate I got was $20,000 to fix it, so I'm not going to be able to afford that, and even if I could I don't see how that would be worth it. The car before the accident was probably worth $20,000 - $25,000 at most. (2022 KIA K5 GT LINE). I have pictures of the vehicle as well but wasn't sure if I was allowed to include those in the post. So as far as I see it, it's going to just sit somewhere until I pay off what I owe. So instead of paying a storage fee to keep it somewhere (my apartment doesn't allow vehicles that aren't drivable to stay in the parking lot), I want to either sell it or scrap it. Whatever I decide to do with it, I want the next tow to be the last. If I can make a little bit of money on it, great, if not then like I said if I can at least avoid a storage fee or paying to tow it several times that's a win for me. Anything I do make would go straight towards paying it off anyway. I'm already pretty screwed, paying on a car that I can't drive so I'm trying to see my options and cut my losses. I've gotten suggestions to declare bankruptcy, sell it, scrap it, keep it, sell all the parts individually, sell it as a whole for parts. A lot of the issue is, I don't think I can sell it, even to a salvage yard, without paying it off first, so what do I do with it until then? That's going to take a long time for me. I can't afford to fix it, can't sell it, scrap it etc. What do I do? And I understand I'm not going to make money on this, I understand I'm screwed either way, I understand that I will not financially recover from this for quite some time. So I'm just asking what is my best course of action to cut my losses as much as possible? Is there a way to sell it before paying it off? Do I need to let the lender know about the accident? Is there a different way insurance can help even though they said they can't? Is there a service or organization that helps with this sort of thing? Should I declare bankruptcy?

Hi all — I’m following up on a post I made over a year ago regarding a dispute with my former neighbor in an HOA community: [Original Post](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/17kskaq/neighbor_wants_us_to_remove_trees_trench_and/) At the time, the neighbor was demanding that I remove trees and trench my property due to alleged view obstruction and root intrusion. I consulted with an attorney back then who told me to wait and see if the neighbor actually filed a lawsuit, as the demands seemed like a scare tactic. Their advice was to assume he might just be bluffing unless I was formally served. **Fast forward:** I sold the property and moved out of the HOA community. A few weeks **after the sale was finalized**, I was served with a lawsuit from the same neighbor. The lawsuit includes eight causes of action, mostly related to HOA CC&R violations, nuisance, and alleged property damage from tree roots. **The plaintiff is still a member of the HOA. I am not.** I no longer owned the property and was not a member of the HOA when the lawsuit was filed. **My homeowner’s insurance is providing a defense attorney that will be defending me wholly but will only financially cover the property damage claims.** They will not cover any claims related to HOA CC&R violations, "loss of enjoyment," nuisance, or attorneys’ fees. The claims adjuster also told me that I could be responsible for the plaintiff’s full attorneys’ fees if he prevails on **any portion** of the case, even a minor claim. They are pointing to this clause in the HOA CC&Rs: *(i) Attorneys Fees.* *Any judgment rendered in any action or proceeding pursuant to this Declaration shall include a sum for attorneys’ fees in such amount as the court or arbitrator, as applicable, may deem reasonable, in favor of the prevailing party...* # 🔹 What I’m really trying to understand: Does the HOA’s CC&Rs and this attorneys’ fee provision still apply to me, even though: * I was **not a member of the HOA** at the time the lawsuit was filed. * I had already **sold the home** and was no longer bound by the CC&Rs. * **The HOA did not have any open or pending violations against me at the time of the sale.** * The claims are mostly based on alleged violations while I lived there. Is it common or even legally valid for CC&R provisions to be enforced against a **former homeowner**, when the lawsuit was filed after the sale? **Has anyone dealt with a similar situation?** Any legal insight, personal experience, or thoughts would be really appreciated. I’m trying to gauge how much personal exposure I truly have beyond what my insurance is covering. *(I understand this is not formal legal advice, just looking for shared experiences and general guidance.)* Location: California

My daughter is 28 yo. She just bought a 2023 Subaru cross Trek. She was on our auto insurance since she started driving, although she moved about 5 years ago. When she bought the car the insurance company called and told her she had to get her own policy. We have mercury insurance. They gave her a quote for about $4000 per year. She has had a couple accidents. Wondering if anyone can give a few companies that are cheaper. She has been teaching for 5 years, so, educator discount? She lives in 90031 zip. Thank you.

My son was hanging out with his girlfriend’s family when her dad pulled out a couple of dirt bikes and offered to let them drive around the block on them. No helmets, no licenses, bikes aren’t registered or even road worthy. My son is 15 with a learners permit. It was 8pm, dark, and the bikes had no headlamps. Long story short, my son ended up running into a car, causing $7K in damages and losing part of a toe in the process. My insurance company will not cover this because it was outside the scope of the coverage provided for the learners permit. The driver is threatening a lawsuit. I’m angry at the girlfriend’s father. I would have never allowed him to get on that bike if I had known about it. I knew the consequences if something like this happened. In addition, the father apparently verbally told the driver he would cover the damages but he hasn’t returned my call. Can the driver sue me? Shouldn’t she just file with her insurance company for uninsured/under insured motorist coverage?

Just like it sounds. I was involved in an accident a month ago. Other person was declared fault. My insurance is handling it well. Unfort, every time the at fault persons insurance calls me and leaves a message, it’s a different adjustor? I’m curious to why that is. I only have 2 from my own insurance calling me, the regular adjustor and the person above him just in case we have more questions or he can’t answer a question himself. I just think it’s wierd that the other insurance company has tons of adjusters and it is annoying. Don’t know how they don’t miscommunication with one another. I honestly tell the other place to talk with my adjustor.

My wife was in a single vehicle collision. Broke her ankle and cannot walk. I am looking into renting her a wheelchair but the TD insurance adjuster is being evasive. Before I go all in on this, I am looking for the opinions of people here. Would her wheelchair be covered by TD insurance?

I've had Nationwide Pet Insurance for the past four years and up until recently they have been great. Recently my dog had a bladder infection and they paid out for that with no problem. We were told she needed to be seen again in two weeks for a follow up urinalysis and culture. However last week she started having difficulty urinating, called the vet and they wanted her to go back on the antibiotic for another week. I submitted another claim for the antibiotic and Nationwide only issued a quarter of the amount. I called them and they said we hit the annual limit they will pay out for a bladder infection, anything else they'll still pay, but this they won't until the policy renews next year. This was the first I was learning this, likely because we've never had the same issue go over the limit. As mentioned the vet wanted a follow up urinalysis and culture to be sure it was cleared up and they won't pay it. UTIs tend to be common in female dogs, so it seems absurd. We had the follow up yesterday and upon talking to the doctor, they used to recommend Nationwide frequently to pet parents, but not anymore and also said Nationwide has been dropping a lot of pet insurance customers lately and that it's seeming like they are trying to get out of pet insurance. They gave me some brochures for several different options they recommend and from what I'm finding Nationwide is the only one that caps limits on diagnoses. So I'm looking at changing providers and wanted to see what others recommend. I'm considering the following: \-ASPCA pet insurance (through my auto/renter insurer) \-Figo (through Costco) \-MetLife \-Lemonade \-Pumpkin \-Embrace My auto/renters insurance company does offer plans with ASPCA pet insurance and I believe Spot. I talked with them for some time the other day and I'm leaning towards going with them. They also offer a 10% discount because of my insurance. As for MetLife, my vision plan is with them and they've been amazing, but don't know if that necessarily means their pet plans will be as good. Also Costco is offering 15% off for members for Figo. Fetch was recommended by the vet, but their prices were outrageous. I also had Pet's Best the first year of my dog's life prior to Nationwide and was not impressed by them. If there's any I missed you recommend please let me know. Thank you in advance!