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Methodology in one paragraph: every legal claim, statute reference, deadline, and penalty multiplier on this site is sourced from primary statutes (state codes, federal regulations, and case law), not summaries from secondary sites. We cite the exact code section in every article and tool output. We re-verify statute changes at least quarterly. We do not invent recovery numbers or fabricate testimonials.
Every legal rule cited on this site traces to one of four primary-source categories:
Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5, RCW 84.36.381, Tex. Prop. Code § 92.109) — the controlling authority for most landlord-tenant, property tax, and consumer-claim rules.WAC 458-16A-100) — where the agency-level rule defines a term, threshold, or procedure not specified in the statute.26 U.S.C. § 501(r) for hospital charity care, 15 U.S.C. § 1692 for the FDCPA) — where federal law preempts or supplements state rules.Secondary sources (other consumer-advocacy sites, news articles, reddit threads) are never used as the load-bearing citation for a legal claim. They may appear as supporting context with attribution, but the underlying rule is always traced back to the primary source.
Every article that asserts a legal rule includes the statute citation in the running text, not as a footnote. The reader should be able to copy the citation directly into a demand letter, a small-claims complaint, or a statute search engine without leaving the page.
Where a statute has multiple sections governing related rules (e.g., one for the deadline, another for the penalty), each is cited separately at the point it is asserted. We do not use catch-all "see generally" citations.
State legislatures meet on different schedules. Most amendments to landlord-tenant, insurance, and property tax statutes take effect on January 1 or July 1 of a given year. Our review schedule:
Each article displays its last updated date at the top. Pages without a recent update date should be assumed accurate as of their publication date; pages with a recent update have been re-verified against the current statute text.
We never publish recovery dollar amounts, percentages, or success rates that we cannot substantiate from primary data. Where a typical recovery range is mentioned (e.g., "tenants recover $1,500–$5,000 in treble-damages states"), the range is illustrative arithmetic from the statute itself (the multiplier × the typical deposit), not a claim about historical case outcomes.
Customer testimonials, success stories, and case studies are not published unless we have explicit written permission and the customer's recovery is documented. We would rather have an empty testimonial section than a fabricated one.
Claim Maximizer is a self-help document and information service. The articles on this site explain the law as it is written; the tools generate statute-cited demand letters and evidence kits. Nothing on this site is legal advice, financial advice, tax advice, or insurance advice. No attorney-client, fiduciary, or advisor relationship is created by reading the content or using the tools. For any matter where the dispute is large, the law is unsettled, or the facts are unusual, consult a licensed professional in your jurisdiction.
If you find a citation that is outdated, a deadline that is wrong, or a rule that has been superseded, please email hello@claimsmaximizer.com with the article URL, the specific assertion, and the current statute. We acknowledge corrections within 3 business days and update the affected article within 14 days. Substantive corrections that change a recommended action are noted in the article's update history.
Claim Maximizer publishes legal-recovery information about disputes with insurers, landlords, hospitals, and county assessors. None of those parties advertise on this site, sponsor content, or have any input into editorial decisions. We do not accept paid placements, sponsored articles, or "expert quotes" written by outside parties. The affiliate program (/affiliate) compensates partners who refer paying customers; it does not influence the rules cited or the tools we recommend.
Articles on Claim Maximizer are produced by the Claim Maximizer Editorial Team, a small group with backgrounds in program management, consumer-rights research, and statutory drafting. Bylines are not attached to individual articles because the editorial product is collective: every article is researched against primary statutes, drafted from a shared template, and reviewed by at least one other team member before publication. We may add named bylines to specific authored pieces in the future; for now, the byline that matters is the citation in the running text.