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Los Angeles wildfire tragedy
Thousands of homes lost

DART "Disaster Appraisal Response Team" LA fire personal property appraiser

Document your total personal property loss now

LA disaster appraisal LA fire appraiser. Get a competent personal property appraisal appraiser

prepare a list NOW - DOCUMENT your CONTENTS loss FOR YOUR INSURANCE CLAIM OR YOUR SUPPORT IN COURT

We strongly advise all victims to begin to prepare early a personal property loss claim. The opposing side will have their own appraiser. Make sure you list the contents of your home in sufficient detail. Every object you had you lost, You need to rocovery each items cost or value.

Click IRS FORM 584

You can print out and use this form. Don't forget to click the back arrow button to return to this website. The link above (and othersd below) will assist you in preparing your personal property loss claim. DART can help you recover the cost or fair market value of all your contents. This website will help you prepare your list and DART can establish the replacemnt cost and/or fair market value.

Follow the below list to prepare an adequate and appropriate fire loss claim. You need to ensure your loss claim description and factual support is sufficient. Let's review some helpful hints.

Consider a room by room or object type approach
Carefully state the object type and maker
Describe parts of sets or groups.
What are the materials: woven cloth, wood, glass, metal etc.that comprise the object(s)
Provide maker's name, model number, age, color, dimensions (h"w"d"), limited edition size, condition, repairs, any special characteristics, original cost (provide receipts/past appraisals)
Gather any photos and reference them to the claim item number
Provide provenance (history of ownership)

Object types appraised: The universe of personal property is almost limitless.

Collectibles of all types, glass, metals, ceramics, toys, dolls, lighting, textiles, rugs, quilts, samplers, couture and designer clothing, ephemera, books, posters, folk art, military objects, sporting and scientific objects.
Far east Asian objects (China, Japan, Korea etc) Oceanic, African, Russian, Mid-Eastern, etc.
General household goods and residential contents (both appreciating and depreciating). furniture, lighting, floor coverings, wall hangings, appliances, transportation related, yard art, machinery, tools, personal clothing, etc. etc.
Fine, collectible and decorative paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, bronzes, carvings, collage, photography etc.
Antique furniture: American, European, Asian etc. of various periods, mid-century, and general 18th, 19th and 20 century and of different styles
Clocks and watches: Tall case, mantle and wall clocks, collectible wrist and pocket watches
Collectibles: badges, dolls, salesman samples, games, fishing/hunting items, rare tools, sporting objects, vintage toys and banks and many collector categories.
Ephemera: books, comics, magazines, photographs, posters, advertising, documents, post cards autographs, etc.
Instruments: navigation, medical, scientific, cameras, barometers, music boxes and mechanical instruments
Musical Instruments of all types, pianos, organs, automatons,
Other types of instruments: patent models, scientific discovery, etc. barometer
Military objects: uniforms, helmets, buttons, patches, medals, weapons, firearms, knives, swords, etc.
Native American objects: carpets/rugs, clothing, pottery, bead work, baskets, carvings, Kachina, weapons, jewelry and more
Rare Records: Novotny had a rare record business with a quarter million LP's, 45's and 78's .
Silver: From all over the world, flatware services, hollow-ware, serving, trophys, American, British and European, Chinese export repousse
Textiles: rugs, carpets, tapestries, quilts, samplers, clothing (ordinary or vintage), linens, lace
Transportation and travel: planes, trains and automobile memorabilia, signs, posters, models.
From 1980 to 1995 Novotny's antique stores had a quarter million collectible records (33rpm - 45rpm - 78rpm, cylinders etc) and small book library at 20,000 and 8000 square foot antiques stores in Glendale and Pasadena California.