In many cases, yes. Here is how coverage usually works, what the California Victim Compensation Board pays, and the paperwork Remedy Restoration provides so your claim is easier to approve.
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Many homeowners and commercial property policies cover biohazard cleanup when it follows a sudden event such as a death, suicide, crime or accident. Coverage depends on your policy and deductible.
If the cleanup follows a crime in a home or vehicle, the California Victim Compensation Board (CalVCB) can reimburse up to $1,709, but only for work done by a cleanup company registered with the California Department of Public Health.
Most homeowner policies treat a death, suicide, crime or accident in the home as a sudden event, so cleanup of the structure is often covered after your deductible. Personal property may fall under the contents part of the policy.
Hoarding cleanup is different. Insurers usually see it as a maintenance issue that built up over time, so it is often not covered on its own. Call your agent or carrier early and ask what applies to you.
When a death or crime happens in a rental, the property owner’s policy usually covers cleanup of the building. The tenant’s renters policy, if there is one, may cover their belongings.
We work from the owner’s instructions and keep the tenant’s family informed.
You can apply through victims.ca.gov or with help from your county’s victim/witness assistance office.
CalVCB reimbursement for crime scene cleanup.
Total CalVCB compensation across all covered expenses.
We do not bill your insurance company directly. You pay us and claim the covered costs back, and we make that claim as easy as possible to approve.
See what jobs typically cost in our biohazard cleanup cost guide.
Before, during and after the work.
So your adjuster sees exactly what was done and why.
Proof that regulated waste was handled correctly.
When they have questions.
Your policy number and the claim number from your insurer.
If a crime was involved (needed for CalVCB).
If the claim is being made by an estate.
We hand these over when the job is done.
We work across Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties, with typical arrival in two to three hours.
Any time, day or night.
Related services: crime scene cleanup, unattended death cleanup and death and suicide cleanup.
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Established procedures guide every cleanup.
We explain the next step before work begins.
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Often, yes. Most policies treat it as a sudden event and cover cleanup of the structure after your deductible. Check your policy or call your agent to confirm.
Usually not on its own, because insurers treat hoarding as a maintenance issue. Some related damage may be covered, so it is still worth asking.
Usually the property owner’s policy covers cleanup of the building. The tenant’s renters policy may cover their belongings.
Up to $1,709, for crimes in a residence or vehicle, when the work is done by a CDPH-registered trauma scene waste practitioner.
You pay Remedy Restoration and claim the covered costs back. We give you a written scope and cost before work starts and all the documents your claim needs.
Yes. Family members can be eligible as derivative victims. A local victim/witness assistance office can help with the application.
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