Clark Howard says if your home is damaged by a storm do your research getting it fixed
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ATLANTA — Heavy rain and strong winds from storms are expected to cause damage to houses across metro Atlanta. Channel 2 Consumer Investigator Justin Gray breaks down what you need to know before starting any repairs. Allison Gentry, who lives in Tyrone, shared her experience dealing with storm damage last spring. “Every day. You could count on several people coming a day.
They just go door to door, and I would always, you know, just say, I’m not interested,” Gentry said. Gentry agreed to let one of those contractors inspect her roof after a storm caused damage. She signed what looked like a simple, one-page document. “Well, lo and behold, there’s a ton of fine print on the back of the paper, and they never show you the backside of the paper. It’s on a clipboard.
I had no idea there was all this fine print on the backside, and it said that I owe $3,500,” Gentry said.