In February, Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink issued anemergency rule prohibiting public insurance adjusters fromcollecting fees on contracts with policyholders whose homes weredestroyed earlier this month by tornadoes, if there is no disputewith the insurance company that the home is a total loss. Theemergency rule, issued last Friday to cover policyholders in Lake,Seminole, Sumter, and Volusia counties affected by the February 2tornadoes, also gives homeowners 14 days to rescind a publicadjuster contract without penalty.

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