A winter storm like the one we’ve had this week can cause significant damage to your home, ranging from roof collapse to downed trees and flooding. To get what you’re owed from insurance, try these tips from the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America:

via HouseLogic.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The FBI paid the building inspector who helped propel the Cuyahoga County corruption probe $16,000 for his work as an informant, according to court records.

via cleveland.com.

Corriveau has sued the city for fraud, harassment and defamation and filed for a restraining order to prevent the city from revoking his rental license and to stall a foreclosure until the matter is resolved.

via StarTribune.com.

According to a recent report by Apartments.com, most apartment dwellers don’t have renters insurance–some 67 percent, in fact. That’s the case even though renters are 50 percent more likely to experience theft than those who own homes, notes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, a part of the U.S. Department of Justice.

via Survey

Liz Dawson said she hopes that other landlords realize their insurance risk if their properties have been vacant.

Chalk it up as another risk facing landlords and investors in a flooded rental market with apartment complexes and property owners offering free rent, reduced deposits and other incentives to lure tenants.

via AZ Central.

At least two home insurers in Florida have begun dropping policyholders who filed claims for property damage linked to drywall imported from China.

via WSJ.com.