Post: Insurance Adjuster leaves us in black mold
Posted by Mary Jensen on 11/03/10
Sears sold two female senior citizens a water and ice
maker frig 5 yrs ago. My mother now 87 yr old. The cheap
plastic tube burst as they do. The cheap plastic is known
to burst. Sears never informed us of the problem or told
us to get copper pipes.
The hose burst dumping over 1,000 gallons of water within
20 hrs. into the basement bedrooms. Farmers insurance
adjusters did not inform us we now had a black mold
growing as it took them 4 days to appraise. They cut a
piece of carpet out of the 2nd flooded bedroom to anylyze.
Told me they would pay for new carpet and pad. But they
allowed $3.56 to remove moldy carpet, $3. for new carpet
pad, $50. on carpeting. The black mold was growing right
by the door. Never informed me. Could not find people to
remove black mold carpet. Someone from Farmers called a
disaster team. Told them I was to go into the mold room to
remove contents as they had paid the property owner $60.00
to do this. The same adjuster also paid $80. to launder
clothes telling me to wash them for the property owner he
lives out of town). I was already sick by this time. A
handy man was helping me. He kept insisting moisture was
behind the wall. Adjuster ignored him. Handy man came back
with a meter after the adjusters left moisture was behind
the wall. Everyone in the house got sick. Black mold is
dangerous ifeel violated.
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