Building Compliance Costs Covered Under Insurance Policy, Appeals Panel Finds

TROY, Mich. - Costs to bring a building into compliance with the municipal code following an insured's alleged failure to properly cover the building's roof during repair work was a covered lossunder a commercial general liability insurance policy, a Michigan appeals panel affirmed March 21 (Oak Creek Apartments LLC v. Manuel Garcia d/b/a Manuel Roofing, et al., No. 308256, Mich. App.; 2013 Mich. App. LEXIS 550)....(read more)