woman in fear of losing her home over garage door, gets new door just in time

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After months of being concerned she may lose her home, all over the place a garage door, a Palm beach County lady is now respiration a sigh of reduction.

Dana Nicholas reached out to us at WPBF after she says she had nowhere else to move. She says she spent months trying to get a brand new storage door put in and amid it, her coverage dropped her.

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Nicholas has lived during this domestic near the turnpike and Southern Boulevard for 35 years.

"purchased it when it was fresh, no person else has ever lived in it," Nicholas pointed out.

however these days, she's been living in concern of losing her house, in all places a storage door.

"I called you guys; I'm hoping that helps some," Nicholas said.

Nicholas's difficulty began in March 2020 when she obligatory a new garage door. however the pandemic prolonged the purchase and installing.

"We tried to patch it up a bit bit and it labored quality unless that large piece acquired caught in the wind and blew off," Nicholas pointed out.

She purchased a new storage door from Lowe's in December, and in March, "Overhead Door of the Treasure Coast," the company shriveled to install it, submitted a allow to the Palm beach County Planning, Zoning, and constructing branch.

Then, Nicholas acquired a notice that her assurance business changed into losing her and 13,000 different policies in Florida on the conclusion of this month.

"So I don't have any coverage as of the conclusion of this month and earlier than i can get new insurance, I ought to have a wind mitigation report which potential i want my new garage door," Nicholas referred to.

but on Monday, her allow had still no longer been accredited.

"If I don't have it replaced through the end of this month i will be able to lose my domestic insurance and that allows you to supply my mortgage holder the right to foreclose on my property so I may lose my domestic," Nicholas spoke of.

We known as the county who stated every little thing became up to date on their end and they had requested for some corrections to be made to the let, but these were certainly not submitted.

We reached out to "Overhead Door of the Treasure Coast" to observe up and after two days of calls back and forth, they replied with this remark, "After talking with the constructing department and the manufacturer we were capable of get the appropriate FL Product Approval and NOA numbers. The let has been released by means of the county and the door is being scheduled for installation."

"when you known as me today, my mind became just blown at what you achieved, after we were speaking, I had tears operating down my face i used to be so relieved, it is going to delivery once more," Nicholas noted.

Nicholas stated she then acquired a call from the contractor, and they will be out to deploy the brand new garage door on Tuesday.

"I simply can't thank you and the news crew satisfactory for helping me, I just don't be aware of what i'd have carried out, i'm going to birth crying again," Nicholas spoke of.

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