A Massachusetts mother is facing a $17,000 to $20,000 bill to replace a flood-damaged boiler while caring for two young children in a home without heat. A month after the flooding, her family was still waiting for an insurance resolution.
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A Sept. 27 nor’easter flooded several homes in Brockton, damaging boilers and leaving some households without functioning heat or hot water, Boston 25 News reported.
For Brockton homeowner Diana, the expected insurance payment would leave part of the boiler replacement bill uncovered. She has two children to keep warm: an 8-month-old infant and a 3-year-old daughter.
Nearby, concerns about the foundation and suspected mold compounded the heating equipment damage at Park Road homeowner Melissa Rodriguez’s home. Rodriguez, who is Diana’s neighbor, said her basement took on roughly 4 feet of floodwater when a creek behind her property rose.
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Changes in the shape of her basement foundation were another problem Rodriguez described to Boston 25 News, showing the outlet where the foundation had cracked…