Chelsea Insurance Blog

Is your neighborhood regularly defaced by graffiti? Graffiti is an urban vandalism problem and the heavy cost of removing graffiti in Connecticut is shared by civil authorities and CT homeowners insurance policyholders. Sometimes authorities designate “legal walls” in a bid to moderate the effect of graffiti on their cities. However, because many graffitists prefer the excitement of illegal tagging, designating legal walls has not succeeded in eliminating graffiti.

Anti-graffiti campaigners agree that it’s important to remove graffiti quickly – preferably within 48 hours of its appearance – to avoid a repeat attack and an increase in other types of vandalism like property damage and littering. Fresh paint is much easier to remove than paint that sunlight has baked into the surface. Graffiti removal contractors have the equipment, materials and expertise to clean graffiti, even from surfaces that are difficult to access. 

Talk to your agent or insurer if you are uncertain how your CT homeowners insurance policy covers the removal of graffiti from your property. To avoid repeated graffiti attacks, you might want to consider having anti-graffiti coatings applied to protect walls, fences and other surfaces that are vulnerable to tagging by vandals. Keeping your own property clear of graffiti can help to avoid your neighborhood being targeted by vandals.

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