Diminished value claims in North Carolina
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- Claim against the at-fault driver's insurer
- Not something we support here
- Claim under your own policy
- Not generally available
- Time limit to bring a claim
- 3 years3y § 1-52
- Small claims court
- Small Claims Court (a magistrate of the District Court Division)Takes claims up to up to $10,000, set county by county; some counties stop at $5,000
- If you were partly at fault
- This state applies contributory negligence, which can bar recovery entirely
N.C.G.S. § 20-279.21(d1) appraisal/umpire (text unverified)
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