Originally Posted by
Bob Keeley
Had it inspected and then had seller pay for warranty (American Home Shield).
Air Handler motor seized up last week. Contractor dispatched by AHS reported system was ‘filthy’ and had not been maintained. Our claim is now denied
My thoughts on the warranty company is ...
(had to delete them, this is a public board and my comments had to be suitable for such
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... warranty companies are notorious for denying claims for any reason they can come up with, however, ...
You need to review your warranty carefully, as *they* accepted the warranted items condition when *they* accepted the premium payment. Had *they* done an independent inspection, *they* would have then had the opportunity to deny coverage, returning the premium, not issuing the policy. *They* did not do that, therefore, *they* accepted the condition as "warrantable" and issued the coverage.
Those rip off companies count on basically two things: 1) that you will give in and accept their rejection of your claim, and, 2) that your cost to get an attorney to whip their butts will be more than your cost to 'just go ahead and pay for the replacement yourself'.