Homeowners insurance for 2 buildings on 1 parcel. Two policies?
Do I need two separate insurance policies?
I have a 3 unit multi-family rental in Michigan. 2 units are in a duplex, and the other unit is separate (it looks like
a single family home next door, but is actually on the same parcel of land). I bought the property for $110,000
and am trying to get my insurance straightened out. The duplex has a separate mailing address than the other
unit, but they are both on 1 parcel of land, under 1 mortgage, and the two buildings are not
taxed separately. The insurance company seemed a little confused on the situation, and ended up
saying I need two separate quotes because they have 2 different mailing addresses.
I do not want to have to pay two separate policies. I guess another option would be to separate the lot
into two parcels and sell off one of them as long as the lots would meet all of the zoning
requirements. Thoughts?
I do have flood insurance, but looking at the documents, it only has 1 of the addresses listed. I am nervous that if
anything were to happen to the address not listed, I would not be covered.