Windy City or Sunny Beaches
It’s been established that moving is always chaotic. However, choosing the best location for your permanent residence is always fun and exciting. For example, the busy city, right under New York on the list, is the infamous windy city Chicago, Illinois. This notorious city, which was once the home of our current president Barrack Obama has so much to offer through it’s vastly growing urban neighborhoods. However, this stunning city has a large rate of cold weather each year that brings snow. So if you would classify your self more of a ‘warmth’ person, then maybe Florida is your future home to be.
The city that is famous for it’s beautiful beaches and known as the San Francisco of Florida is that of Tampa, FL. This majestic city is also known as one of the cleanest cities in the United States. This city has a lot to offer and the last snowstorm reported here was in the early 1900’s. However, maybe you’re afraid of Hurricanes! If so, then maybe the Windy City of Chicago does sound better to you.
No matter where you decide to move, there will always be something that negative about the area. However, its best to choose what you think will make your life more tranquil, rather then hectic. So if you’re the type of person who likes the cold weather and the individuality of each snow flake then Chicago would be the best new home for you.
On the other hand, you may want to live somewhere that is like a vacation everyday. Somewhere that when you come home from work, you can go to the beach located around the corner from where you just moved. Once you find the perfect city to call home, you can then find the finest moving company that is trustworthily of your possessions to travel to your final destination.
What the Law says: Mover’s Liability in Chicago
Accidents happen and we more often they are really inevitable. Whether it is sheer accidental or done in purpose, your local mover in Illinois is still responsible and legally liable for the damage incurred or even loss of your properties or goods on the course of transporting any of your items, as stipulated in the bill of lading issued by your moving company.
There are different levels of liability depending on the value of the goods transported and according to the Surface Transportation Board’s Released Rates Order, there are two different levels— the Full Value Protection (FVP) and the Released Value of 60 Cents Per Pound Per Article.
Your shipment will be transported under your mover’s Full value protection, unless you waive full-value protection in writing and agree to the other option .
If any article is lost, destroyed, or damaged while in your mover’s custody, your mover will, at its option,
1) repair the article to restore it to the same condition as when it was received by your mover, or finance such repairs;
2) replace the article with an article of like kind; or 3) pay you for the cost of a replacement article at the current market replacement value, regardless of the age of the lost or damaged article.
Your mover from Illinois will charge you for this level of protection, and the exact cost for full-value protection may vary by mover and may be further subject to various deductible levels of liability that may reduce your cost.
FVP can be pricey and recommended for those with very expensive valuables or a lot of items. This is why we have the second option for Illinois’ movers. Providing minimal protection, this no-cost option assumes liability for no more than 60 cents per pound, per article.
In addition to these options, some local movers from Chicago may also offer to sell, or procure for you, separate liability insurance from a third-party insurance company when you release your shipment for transportation at the minimum released value. This is not covered by Federal law, but optional insurance is regulated under State law.
