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Eight months after Hurrican Ian some homeowners say that their insurance company is not paying for the full cost of repairs. Sherry McBride and her husband Jim had their home drenched with the back wall separated and roof ripped up in several places. “It blew in with such a powerful suction that everything got wet… anything that was in here was damaged. They had to totally gut it,” said McBride.
According to McBride most contracters gave estimates around $220,000 to repair the damages. However, the insurance adjuster estimated about $40,000 in damages. Additionally they have been paying rent to live elsewhere for the past seven months. According to the state’s reporting data, the McBride’s claim is one of nearly 110,000 Ian claims still open as of March. “We're gonna have to take our claim to court because they leave us no choice.”