Certain Underwriters At Lloyds Subscribing to Policy PLH-0013397 v. Pub. Serv. Elec. & Gas

FISHER, P.J.A.D.

*438In this appeal, we examine the scope of available damages when a defendant's negligence has caused a homeowner to be displaced; that is, we consider whether a homeowner's damages are limited to the cost of alternate shelter or whether the homeowner may also seek additional damages based on a broader concept of inconvenience. In adhering to the legal concepts expressed in Camaraza v. Bellavia Buick Corp., 216 N.J. Super. 263, 265, 523 A.2d 669 (App. Div. 1987), where we held a motor vehicle owner's damages were not necessarily limited to the rental cost of a replacement, and in…