{"id":55,"date":"2026-09-30T12:59:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T12:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cynthiastarkshomes.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/30\/indiana-flooding-avoid-home-repair-scams\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T12:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T12:59:16","slug":"indiana-flooding-avoid-home-repair-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cynthiastarkshomes.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/30\/indiana-flooding-avoid-home-repair-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Flooding: Avoid Home Repair Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/cynthia-starks\/avoid-flood-scams-remotion-videos-c67a\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Authorities warned Indiana homeowners that post-flood recovery can attract theft, trespassing, vandalism, and repair fraud, making careful verification essential before allowing work or signing agreements.<br \/>\nPressure tactics include claims a home is unsafe, demands to sign immediately, offers to handle insurance claims, or promises to waive deductibles.<br \/>\nIn Indiana, residential repair contracts over $150 must identify homeowner, property, contractor contacts, describe work, and include approximate start and finish dates.<br \/>\nContracts should clearly note any subcontractors or suppliers, and homeowners should treat large upfront payment requests or demands for full payment early as red flags.<br \/>\nBe cautious with anyone claiming disaster official status without proper identification, and report suspected scams to Indiana&#039;s consumer protection office for assistance.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities warned Indiana homeowners that post-flood recovery can attract theft, trespassing, vandalism, and repair fraud, making careful verification essential before allowing work or signing agreements. Pressure tactics include claims a home is unsafe, demands to sign immediately, offers to handle insurance claims, or promises to waive deductibles. In Indiana, residential repair contracts over $150 must [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":100,"featured_media":56,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cynthiastarkshomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cynthiastarkshomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cynthiastarkshomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cynthiastarkshomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/100"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cynthiastarkshomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cynthiastarkshomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cynthiastarkshomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cynthiastarkshomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cynthiastarkshomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cynthiastarkshomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}