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Best Public Adjuster in Hollywood: The 10-Point Test

Half of Hollywood's homes were built in 1969 or earlier, and FEMA NFIP claim records show about 261 flood claims here from Hurricane Irma in 2017. Age and water shape most claims in this city. Measure any adjuster against the 10 tests before you sign.

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What Makes a Hollywood Claim Different

Homes from the 1960s and today's code

Hollywood's median year built is 1969, per 2020-2024 Census estimates. A house that age was built long before current wind rules, so a storm repair can bring code requirements with it. The insurer may price only the damaged material, while the permit may demand more. Ordinance or law coverage can close that gap, but only if the policy includes it.

Two storms, two sets of flood claims

FEMA NFIP claim records show about 261 Hollywood flood claims dated September 9 to 12, 2017, during Irma, and about 403 dated April 11 to 14, 2023. Each event is its own claim with its own deductible. Flood damage goes to a flood policy, not the homeowners policy. If earlier damage was never fully repaired, the insurer may question what the newer storm caused.

Condo buildings and rentals

About 30.2% of Hollywood's housing units, 21,970 units, are in buildings with 20 or more units, and about 58.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, per 2020-2024 Census estimates. That mix means many claims involve an association master policy, a unit owner's HO-6 or a landlord policy. Each one covers a different part of the building, so the first step is matching each item to the right policy.

Hollywood by the Numbers

Topic	Fact	Source
Median year built	The median year built for Hollywood housing is 1969 (ACS 2020-2024).	U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024
Units in 20+ unit buildings	About 30.2% of Hollywood housing units, 21,970 units, are in buildings with 20 or more units (ACS 2020-2024).	U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024
Owner-occupied homes	About 58.9% of occupied housing units in Hollywood are owner-occupied (ACS 2020-2024).	U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024
Irma flood claims	FEMA NFIP claim records show about 261 Hollywood flood claims with losses dated September 9 to 12, 2017 (data as of September 2026).	FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP claims, Homeland tally
April 2023 flood claims	FEMA NFIP claim records show about 403 Hollywood flood claims with losses dated April 11 to 14, 2023 (data as of September 2026).	FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP claims, Homeland tally
Flood insurance rating	Hollywood holds Community Rating System Class 6, effective May 1, 2012, a 20% discount in high-risk flood zones (as of 2026).	FEMA NFIP Community Status Book
Current flood map	Hollywood's currently effective FEMA flood insurance rate map is dated July 31, 2024 (as of 2026).	FEMA NFIP Community Status Book

Questions to Ask Any Public Adjuster About a Hollywood Claim

How do you price code work on a home built in the 1960s? Hollywood's median home was built in 1969. Permit requirements can add work beyond the damaged material, and that work is paid only under ordinance or law coverage.
How will you separate this storm's damage from earlier storms? Hollywood saw about 261 NFIP flood claims after Irma and about 403 after April 2023. When a home has more than one loss, clear dates and photos help each claim stand alone.
Will you review both my HO-6 and the association's master policy? About 21,970 Hollywood units sit in buildings with 20 or more units. Interior finishes, walls and common areas can fall under different policies depending on the condo documents.

The 10-Point Test, and How Homeland Answers

Licensed, and you can check itFlorida agency license W818638. New Jersey firm license 3003982360.
A track record you can verifyRepresenting property owners since 2006. Meet the licensed team.
Real reviews from real clients5.0-star Google rating. Results and reviews.
A written contract, with the fee in itWritten contract every time, within the legal limits. No Recovery, No Fee.
Your right to cancel, explained up frontWe walk you through the cancellation notice before you sign.
A written estimate, on timeLine-item Xactimate estimates written in-house by our estimator. Nelson Avila is also a Florida Certified Residential Contractor and a property insurance appraiser and umpire.
You choose who repairs your homeYour repairs, your contractor. We handle the claim.
No paid referrals, no giftsWe follow both rules. You hire us on the merits.
Someone you can reach, in your language24/7, in English and Spanish.
Experience with your kind of claimHomes, condos, condo and HOA associations, and businesses, in Florida and New Jersey. Member of FAPIA, and a Business Partner member of the Community Associations Institute (CAI), Southeast Florida Chapter.

The Florida law behind each test, with the subsection, is on our Florida 10-point test page. Warning signs and common online claims are answered in Public Adjuster Myths vs. Florida Law. Hiring a public adjuster is always optional.

Hollywood Questions

Will my insurer pay to bring my 1960s Hollywood house up to code?

Only if your policy includes ordinance or law coverage, and only up to what that coverage allows. Hollywood's median home was built in 1969, so code upgrades come up often in repairs here. A line-item Xactimate estimate should list code items apart from storm damage. Call Homeland first, and we can read your declarations page with you.

What does Hollywood's Class 6 flood rating mean for me?

Hollywood holds Class 6 in FEMA's Community Rating System, effective May 1, 2012. That gives NFIP policies a 20% discount inside high-risk flood zones. The rating lowers the premium, but it does not change what a flood policy covers after a loss. A flood claim still needs its own documentation, separate from any wind claim.

My Hollywood condo had water damage. Is it the association's claim or mine?

Often it is both. The association's master policy usually covers parts of the building it insures, and your HO-6 covers what the condo documents leave to you, plus your belongings. Which side pays for drywall, cabinets or flooring depends on those documents. Homeland is available 24/7 in English and Spanish, so call Homeland first.

How much does a public adjuster charge in Florida?

Florida caps the fee at 20% of claim payments, and at 10% for claims from a declared state of emergency during the first year after the declaration (Fla. Stat. §626.854(11)(b)). The fee must be in a written contract.

Homeland works from its office in Miami Lakes and comes to your property. Call (954) 787-3777, 24/7. Local page: Public Adjuster in Hollywood, FL.

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