My name is Cortney Marie Wells, and I am 33 years old, living on Whatley Blvd in Sebring. Being in the lake district of Central Florida, ground movement is always a risk, but last week we faced a sudden nightmare. An undetected underground pipe leak eroded the soil stability right under our living room slab, causing the subfloor to sink three inches overnight and cracking our support joists.

Home insurance adjuster denied our claim under the 'earth movement and subsurface water seepage exclusion'. The contractor requires a $5,100 deposit for polyurethane foam injection and structural jack underpinning to level the floor before the whole frame cracks. I am asking for a hand up from my community to save our living space. Thank you for reading and sharing!