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Sep 11
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Imperfect Paradise: Is your smoke-damage...

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Many of the homes that survived the Palisades and Eaton fires are still not habitable because of contamination from smoke damage. Residents have been left battling with insurance companies over who is responsible for post-fire cleaning and testing. LAist’s David Wagner dives into where we are  with rebuilding, the new rules around safety-testing and what they might mean for the future of home insurance in California.

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