More than eight months after the April tornadoes, some families are still not back in their homes. Some people say one reason they are having a hard time getting back home is trouble with their insurance company.
A post tornado law, if passed, would allow Alabama residents to hire private insurance adjusters to help make the transition easier.
Mechelle Sweet-Preston describes her state of mind and money since the April 27th tornado.
"It's just been a very stressful ordeal," Sweet-Preston said. "We've had incredible financial strain on us."
Sweet-Preston said her family has been trying to get back to normal. But she said she's run into several roadblocks from her insurance company.
"We were told that we will talk with whoever answers the phone and we were told that we would be assigned an adjuster. Then we were told that we weren't assigned one," Sweet-Preston said. "It seems like we talked to 75 different people and got 101 different stories and it's just been the run around."
State leaders are working on legislation that would let people who live in Alabama with insurance claims hire their own adjusters. The adjusters could help homeowners determine their losses and possibly get more money from their insurance companies. This pending law is music to Sweet-Preston's ears.
"I believe that when you are dealing with a third party they have the knowledge to say this is how it normally goes, this is what should have been done, and this is what we are going to do to get to that point," Sweet-Preston said.
The damage to the Preston home has forced them to live in a camper in the backyard. Despite the tight space, the family is hopeful.
"It's been really trying," said Gilbert Preston, Sweet-Preston's husband. "We still feel blessed enough to have a roof over our heads because it could easily be a lot worse."
If the law is passed, it would be based on a national model passed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners in 2005.
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