said by ninjatutle :

Not letting Verizon off the hook but dang. Talk about trying to milk a cow. Kind of hard to furnish a 800sqft rented duplex with that much money. I'd like to see an itemized list.

Peter Cheung, who owns the duplex that houses the two apartments, said repairs are expected to start this week.

“It was a small fire in the wall, so the firemen had to chop part of the front wall out,” Cheung said.

The damage will probably cost at least $30,000 to repair, he said, adding that he expects his insurance company to cover the cost.

said by ninjatutle :

Not letting Verizon off the hook but dang. Talk about trying to milk a cow. Kind of hard to furnish a 800sqft rented duplex with that much money. I'd like to see an itemized list.

said by Jodokast96 :

They're claiming $58,000 just for belongings, not living expenses. That's a lot of shit! The fire was in the wall, so nothing should have been totally destroyed. They claim smoke and chemical damage, which tells me they probably opened the wall and just used an extinguisher. Sorry, I'm not buying $58,000 in damages.

said by Jodokast96 :

Actually no, everything won't be considered a loss. But that's not what their insurance company is doing, is it? Of course not, they had none. So what do they do? They claim everything there as a loss. Verizons willing to pay I'd bet, but for actual losses, not what they are claiming as a loss.

said by Jodokast96 :

Believe what you want, but no, they are not total losses. And maybe try reading what was in the article. The $1800 is just for living expenses, not their total offer.