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Question about replacing shingles and reasonable match
We are in the process of getting our roof redone due to hail damage but only the front half needs to be replaced. The insurance company couldn’t find an exact match, however found a reasonable match in a different material. Do we have any recourse with the insurance company about replacing the whole roof due to the fact that the roof will have 2 different types of materials?
Asked on September 22, 2016 under Insurance Law, Minnesota
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
If it is a reasonable match, you can't force them to do or pay for a full roof replacement. The law accepts that a perfect match might not be possibe and, in that case, only requires a "reasonable" one. But they may be willing to simply write you a check for the cost to to the partial replacement, then you could use that check and your own money to do the entire roof to the same color/shingle.
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