If you burn your house down, but you don't have insurance, is it still considered arson?
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Psycho the kid
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yes
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I don't think the arson law require that there be any financial reason. One couple I read about burned their house down because of killer mold, and I don't think they were charged with anything. I would suggest checking with the local fire department first.
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It depends. But most likely YES!
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Yes. It dosen't matter whether you have insurance or not. Arson is the act of intentionally and maliciously destroying or damaging property through the use of fire. http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/arson
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Yes.
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whether you have insurance or not and you burn your house down it would most definately be considered arson!
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The necessary element would be intent. the definition of arson is: The crime of maliciously, voluntarily, and willfully setting fire to the building, buildings, or other property of another or of burning one's own property for an improper purpose, as to collect insurance. If you intentionally set fire to your house, it is arson.
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Yes. It may not be ''Arson for Profit'' though.
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yes it's still commiting the crime.Insurance is the busness of the home owner has nothing to do with law.
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i would think that intentionally setting fire to a structure such as a home would be considered arson~ whether or not insurance could be claimed would be a separate issue......why in the world would someone do that anyway? because as yarn wrote above...there may be some extinuating (sp) circumstances? i mean, if you have property with a structure on it that you didn't want.....wouldn't you seek some sort of approval before burning it?
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It is perfectly legal to burn your own home to the ground as long as you own the home without a mortgage or own the home without a lien on it. The key is not to make an insurance claim on it. If you do not profit from it, burn the damn thing down. There is nothing the cops can do. The fire department might send you a bill, but that is it.
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YES!
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Yes. Insurance money is just one motivation for arson.
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If you own the house (no mortgage or home equity loan) then it is your property. Burn it down.
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any intentionally set fire is arson; your insurance situation matters not.
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