Florida Statute 627.7072 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE

Chapter 627
INSURANCE RATES AND CONTRACTS

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F.S. 627.7072

627.7072 Testing standards for sinkholes.—The professional engineer and professional geologist shall perform such tests as sufficient, in their professional opinion, to determine the presence or absence of sinkhole loss or other cause of damage within reasonable professional probability and for the professional engineer to make recommendations regarding necessary building stabilization and foundation repair.

History.—s. 20, ch. 2005-111; s. 27, ch. 2006-12.

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Cases Citing Statute 627.7072

Total Results: 5

Kathy Johnson v. Omega Insurance Company

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2016-09-29T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 200 So. 3d 1207, 41 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 415, 2016 Fla. LEXIS 2148, 2016 WL 5477795

Snippet: building stabilization and foundation repair. § 627.7072, Fla. Stat. Thereafter, the engineer or geologist

State Farm Florida Insurance Co. v. Colella

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-04-27T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 95 So. 3d 891, 2012 WL 1448576, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 6612

Snippet: accepted scientific practices and with Chapter 627.7072, that evidence of sinkhole activity is not present

Universal Insurance Co. of North America v. Warfel

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2012-01-26T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 82 So. 3d 47, 37 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 50, 2012 WL 224104, 2012 Fla. LEXIS 195

Snippet: section 627.7072. That statute provided: (1) Upon completion of testing as provided in s. 627.7072, the …Statutes (2005), and enacted sections 627.7065, 627.7072, and 627.7073, Florida Statutes (2005). The sinkhole…Universal’s motion to apply sections 627.7065, 627.7072, and 627.7073 retroactively, reasoning that the…Statutes (2005), and enacted sections 627.7065, 627.7072, and 627.7073, Florida Statutes (2005). Chapter…part, to comply with the newly enacted sections 627.7072 and 627.7073. See ch. 2005-111, § 19, Laws of

Warfel v. Universal Insurance Co. of North America

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2010-05-12T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 36 So. 3d 136, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 6572, 2010 WL 1874367

Snippet: Statutes (2005), and enacted sections 627.7065, 627.7072, and 627.7073 relating to database information…(2) to conduct the testing required by section 627.7072 and to issue a *138report in accordance with section…geologist to conduct testing as provided in s. 627.7072 to determine the cause of the loss within a reasonable… testing in accordance with this section or s. 627.7072. . The trial court denied Universal’s motion…to the three new enactments, sections 627.7065, 627.7072, and 627.7073, relating to sinkhole database,

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2008-12-09T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: upon completion of testing as provided in section 627.7072, Florida Statues, which relates to testing standards…based upon tests performed in accordance with s. 627.7072, a professional engineer or a professional geologist…based upon tests performed in accordance with s. 627.7072, a professional engineer or a professional geologist